Your patient has an SBO and has repeated bilious emesis on the side. The surgery team is in the OR and they ask if you can place the nasogastric tube (NGT). Lets review proper NGT placement and some new techniques that can facilitate placement. SUPPLIES cup of water with a straw emesis basin […]
Gastric Emptying for Acute Poisonings
Posted onAt the request of department leadership, we will be revisiting methods of gastric decontamination for today’s pearl. Two methods in particular. Ipecac-induced emesis and gastric lavage are two procedures that we read about in medical school and in textbooks but never utilize in practice. They are both considered techniques of “gastric emptying” (GE) as opposed […]