Malnutrition Has Met its Match

An estimated one-third of patients enter the hospital malnourished, and approximately one-third will develop malnutrition during their stay.^(1,2) Ultimately, malnutrition is costly, for the hospital’s bottom line and for patient health. It can result in hospitalization costs almost three times as high, and lengths of stay almost three times longer as patients without a malnutrition diagnosis.⁽¹⁾

With CORTRAK*, you’ll feed critically ill patients faster. CORTRAK* is designed to allow clinicians to confidently place tubes in an optimal feeding position, quickly confirm location, and reduce the time to nutrition delivery.

Efficient Placements:

• Have bedside visualization
• Use real-time feedback to direct tubes to desired feeding placement
• Identify misplaced tubes immediately
• Help minimize complications, such as lung placements

Caroline Woon, Nurse Educator at Wellington Hospital, NZ, highlights “The time to feeding has been greatly reduced to ensure patients receive adequate nutritional intake and the constant reinsertion of dislodged tubes has been avoided saving time. The superusers have found CORTRAK* 2 nasogastric tube placements advantageous in the neuroscience patient population and misplaced tubes by the patient can easily be replaced in a matter of minutes.” ⁽⁴⁾

The CORTRAK* Enteral Access System: Confirmation Without Delay.

• Electromagnetic stylet on the tube tip designed to provide real-time location of placement within a patient’s anatomy
• On-screen visualization offers immediate feedback on placement
• Reduce or eliminate the need for x-ray confirmation

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