Use of gastric tube

Time:

Jan 14,2023


Position the patient during intubation, clean and lubricate the nasal cavity. Tilt the patient's head back and insert the gastric tube at an angle of 60° to the nostrils, and continue to insert to the nasopharynx; when the gastric tube is inserted to 15 CM (eclipsing the pharynx), inject 1-2 ML of sterilized paraffin oil along the outer wall of the gastric tube, and hold the patient's head up so that the lower jaw presses against the chest wall to increase the curvature of the pharynx, so that the gastric tube can slide along the back wall and enter the esophagus smoothly through the pharynx. At this time, the patient was asked to swallow while the gastric tube was slowly inserted to the desired length and then fixed. Afterwards, check whether the gastric tube is in the stomach.