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Pro-Stat® Indications for Use
Procedure for Administering Pro-Stat® to Enteral Tubes
- Feeding tubes should be flushed prior to administration. Flush the tube with 30-50 mL water.
- Measure and administer the proper dosage: Pro-Stat® Dosage Administration
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Pro-Stat
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Dosage
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Administration |
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64
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30 ml
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Bulb syringe, syringe or gravity drip. |
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101
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30 ml thinned with 30 ml water
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Bulb syringe, syringe or gravity drip. |
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150
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30 ml
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Bulb syringe, syringe or gravity drip.
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- Administer Pro-Stat® as you would a medication, via the Y-port. Or straight into the NG or G-tube depending on resident’s G-tube set-up.
- Following administration of Pro-Stat flush the tube with 30 ml water.
NOTE: Do NOT add Pro-Stat® (or any other substance) to an open or closed system of the tube feeding formula or into a container of enteral feeding prior to administering. (This is recommended for HACCP / infection control purposes).
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Procedure for Administering Pro-Stat® to Enteral Tubes
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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Should Pro-Stat® be administered via the Y-port or directly into the enteral feeding?
Pro-Stat® is always administered in the same manner as a medication, via the Y-port.
Pro-Stat® is never added directly into the tube feeding formula for HACCP / infection-control purposes and compatibility of enteral
feeding.
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How do you administer
Pro-Stat® to the patient on bolus feedings versus drip or pump feeding?
Pro-Stat® is administered in the same way as a medication, regardless of whether a patient is on a pump or receiving bolus feedings.
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Should the tube be flushed before and after administering
Pro-Stat® or just after? How much fluid should be used?
Feeding tubes should be flushed both before and after administering a dose of
Pro-Stat®. This will not only increase a resident’s fluid volume, but clear any fibers or residue build-up in the enteral tube. The only exception to this rule is if a patient is on a volume restriction or fluid controlled diet. Consult the dietitian and/or physician in these
cases. After administering Pro-Stat® flush with 30 ml of water. Handle
Pro-Stat® as you would any liquid medication. More fluids will be needed if additional medications are given at the same time. When the order includes hydration, add additional water before and after
Pro-Stat® and medications.
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What about patients on fluid restrictions? Is
Pro-Stat® counted as a fluid?
For patients on fluid restriction (for renal dialysis, CHF, ARF, etc), count 50% of the total volume of
Pro-Stat® as a fluid.
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