RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 A novel method to assist gastric tube insertion: a case series
JF Emergency Medicine Journal
JO Emerg Med J
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and the British Association for Accident & Emergency Medicine
SP 613
OP 615
DO 10.1136/emj.2009.077404
VO 27
IS 8
A1 Martyn Harvey
A1 Grant Cave
YR 2010
UL http://emj.bmj.com/content/27/8/613.abstract
AB 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.