Jejunostomy
For long-term use in patients at high risk for aspiration pneumonia and in clients with altered gastrointestinal integrity above the jejunum
For short-term use after gastrointestinal surgery
Low risk of aspiration No risk of misplacing tube
into the trachea More comfortable and
aesthetic for clients than transnasal tubes
Because motility resumes more quickly in the intestines than in the stomach after gastrointestinal surgery , feedings can begin sooner than other feedings.