Features

• Benefits of reduced gastric pressure:
  • Reduces risk of pulmonary aspiration
  • Relieves pressure on recent gastric surgeries, e.g. fundoplication
  • Facilitates enteral feeding tolerance and helps patients reach caloric goals
  • Improves patient comfort and reduces pain
• Prevents spill that could cause the skin to be irritated from exposure to gastric fluids, and the loss of gastric contents, including electrolytes, gastric fluid and medications
• Eliminates need for open system syringe venting