TY - JOUR T1 - A novel method to assist gastric tube insertion: a case series JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 613 LP - 615 DO - 10.1136/emj.2009.077404 VL - 27 IS - 8 AU - Martyn Harvey AU - Grant Cave Y1 - 2010/08/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/8/613.abstract N2 - Gastric tube insertion in the intubated patient can prove both difficult and frustrating. A simple modification to the standard gastric tube and corresponding technique of insertion is described which enables directional manoeuvring of the tube tip. Experience with the technique is described in a case series of 10 patients. ER -