Nasogastric Tube Holders Market: Current Analysis and Forecast (2022-2028)

The nasogastric tube holder is ideal for holding nasogastric feeding and aspiration tubes, such as salem sump, levin tubes, and feeding catheter tubes. The unique dual interlocking tabs spiral around the nasogastric tube ensuring superior tube security. The non-adherent plastic tips on both tabs make tube removal safer and easier without scissors. The nasogastric tube is commonly used in any patient population where gastric decompression or nutritional support is necessary. The rise in the number of malnutrition patients across the world is expected to drive market growth. According to the World Health Organization, on 9 June 2021, around 45% of deaths among children under 5 years of age are linked to undernutrition. In addition, the nasogastric tube holder enables safe and comfortable positioning of the enteral tube.

The Nasogastric Tube Holders Market is expected to grow at a steady rate of around 6% owing to the increasing adoption of nasogastric tubes for nutritional support for pediatric patients. Moreover, cancer patients often suffer from malnutrition, which requires enteral feeding via nasogastric tubes. According to the Feeding Tube Awareness Week (media page), around half a million children and adults in the U.S. were dependent on enteral feeding in 2022.

Based on material type, the market is segmented into tape-based, and plastic-based. Among these, plastic-based is expected to grow with a significant CAGR during the forecast period. This is mainly due to the quality of non-adherent plastic tips on both tabs make tube removal safer and easier, especially when donning gloves.

On the basis of end users, the market is categorized into hospitals, emergency departments, clinics, and others. Among these, hospitals held a significant share of the market in 2020. The utilization rate of nasogastric tube holders in hospitals is high owing to the high availability of these products in hospitals and the placement of tubes in hospitals with a high success rate and the increasing usage of medical disposables in hospitals is expected to witness the highest growth in this segment.

For a better understanding of the market adoption of the nasogastric tube holders industry, the market is analyzed based on its worldwide presence in the countries such as North America (U.S., Canada, Rest of North America), Europe (Germany, U.K., France, Spain, Italy, Rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, Rest of Asia-Pacific), Rest of World. APAC is anticipated to grow at a substantial CAGR during the forecast period. This is mainly due to the rising geriatric population, increasing incidences of various diseases owing to rising age creating a patient pool, and demand for nutritional support are the factors contributing to the market growth. The major factors such as favorable government initiatives and growing awareness regarding infection control and cross-contamination in medical and healthcare fields. Furthermore, the rising geriatric population and chronic disorders are expected to fuel the growth of the nasogastric tube holders market. For instance, on June 21, 2022, A report released by the U.S. Census Bureau shows Asia's population is aging faster than any other world region. There were an estimated 414 million Asian people age 65 and older, about 20% higher than the total U.S. population (331.4 million).

Some of the major players operating in the market include: Dale Medical Products, Inc.; Tri-anim Health Services, Medline Industries, LP; Boen Healthcare Co., Ltd.; Guangdong Baihe Medical Technology Co. Ltd; QMD; Vygon; BIcakcIlar; Angiplast Pvt. Ltd.