Feeding premature infants; recent modifications in the in-dwelling nasogastric tube method.

In a two-year period some 600 premature infants were fed through an in-dwelling plastic nasogastric catheter. The results suggest that this method is practical and less fatiguing than gavage or dropper feeding. To increase the ease and safety of this procedure certain modifications in the technique of taping the catheter and of preparing its leading end are suggested.