Gastrointestinal Tubes Loyola University Chicago胃肠管芝加哥洛约拉大学.pptVIP

Gastrointestinal Tubes Michael J. Klamut, M.D. Division of Gastroenterology Gastrointestinal Tubes Reasons for placing intestinal tubes: Decompression of the GI tract (i.e. intestinal obstruction) Lavage (washing out the stomach) Gavage (feeding) Compression (control bleeding) Diagnosis (analysis of GI contents) Gastrointestinal Tubes Types of intestinal tubes: Levin (standard nasogastric tube) Sump (nasogastric tube with side ports) Dobhoff/PEG (enteral feeding) Sengstaken-Blakemore (compression of gastric cardia and distal esophagus to control variceal bleeding) Long tubes (Miller-Abbot