The standard PEG tube is fitted with a mushroom tip and does not have such a port ... Lubricate the tip of the tube. Ensure that the external bumper can be moved down the tube. During storage, ...

The PEG tube is attached to the guide wire at the end that is exiting the patient’s mouth and lubricated. The stomach end of the wire is pulled, bringing the PEG tube through the mouth via the ...

The device can be released for cleaning of the site and PEG, or insertion and rotation of the tube. To check the internal bumper position, the PEG must be gently pulled back out of the abdomen until ...

To prevent buried bumper syndrome, it is advisable to allow for an additional 1.5 cm between the external bumper of the PEG tube and the skin to minimize the risk of pressure necrosis.