Item | Qiao-Xin Patch | Traditional Type |
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Sticking position | The sticking position can be changed arbitrarily to allow for enough rest time and decreasing risk for damage. | A large area of adhesive tape is usually required, which causes the skin to be unable to rest and cause various skin injuries! |
Risk of Pressure Sores | This keeps the NG tube suspended in the nasal cavity, which can effectively reduce the occurrence of pressure sores in the nasal cavity. | The skin of the patient's nose is often damaged, and pressure sores are prone to occur in the nasal cavity. The damage will be even greater for a diabetics! |
NG Tube Slipping out | This can effectively prevent the NG tube from slipping out due to severe cough of the patient. | May cause the NG tube slip out due to severe cough. |
Operation | Only a few simple steps. Easy to apply. |
Process is more complicated. Caregivers must attend training and require lengthy hands-on practice to be proficient in fixing and dismantling the tape! |
Risk of Infection | Greatly reduces the nursing time. Effectively lowers the risk of infection. |
Needs more nursing care time. Risk of infection is mush higher |
Patient Comfort | More Comfortable. | Uncomfortable. |
Nursing Frequency | Change QiaoXin Patch every 2days. | Needs daily care to change the tape. |
Item | Option 1 | Option 2 |
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Patch | Fixed Type. | Replaceable Type |
Easy to use | Lower cost of use. Sustain the environment. |
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Cross Bar | Type I | Type II |
For Asia market. | For Europe & America markets. | |
Clip | Normal Clip | Universal Clip |
Fits 16~18FR | Fits 5~18FR |