What is the purpose of Sengstaken-Blakemore tube?
A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is a tube used in emergency medicine to stop bleeding in your stomach or esophagus.
When do you use a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube?
The Sengstaken-Blakemore (SB)tube is a red tube used to stop or slow bleeding from the esophagus and stomach….When is a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube necessary?
- Variceal bleeding stops or slows down.
- The patient recently had surgery involving the esophagus or stomach muscles.
- The patient has a blocked or narrowed esophagus.
Why is it called a Minnesota tube?
It is named after Robert William Sengstaken Sr. (1923–1978), an American neurosurgeon, and Arthur Blakemore (1897–1970), an American vascular surgeon. They conceptualized and invented the tube in the early 1950s.
What should you have at the bedside with a Blakemore tube?
Equipment
- Gastroesophageal balloon tamponade tube.
- Y-tube connector or similar adapter, if not already part of the tamponade balloon ports (see the first and second images below)
- Traction device or setup (see the third image below)
- Manual manometer or sphygmomanometer (see the fourth image below)
At what bleedings use the Blackmore’s tube?
A Sengstaken–Blakemore tube is a medical device inserted through the nose or mouth and used occasionally in the management of upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage due to esophageal varices (distended and fragile veins in the esophageal wall, usually a result of cirrhosis).
What is Esophagogastric balloon tamponade?
Esophagogastric tamponade: A procedure in which a balloon is inflated within the esophagus and stomach to apply pressure on bleeding blood vessels, compress the vessels, and stop the bleeding. Used in the treatment of bleeding veins in the esophagus (esophageal varices) and stomach.
What is Salem sump?
Salem-sump: is a two-lumen nasogastric/orogastric tube. The dual lumen tube allows for safer continuous and intermittent gastric suctioning. The large lumen allows for easy suction of gastric contents, decompression, irrigation and medication delivery.
What is nasogastric tube?
A nasogastric tube (NG tube) is a special tube that carries food and medicine to the stomach through the nose. It can be used for all feedings or for giving a person extra calories. You’ll learn to take good care of the tubing and the skin around the nostrils so that the skin doesn’t get irritated.
What is a Linton tube?
Linton tube a triple-lumen tube with a single balloon used to control hemorrhage from esophageal varices.
What are the pressure ratings for steel tubing?
The following chart lists the nominal pressure ratings of tubing products which conform to SAE J524, SAE J525, SAE J526 and SAE J365. These pressure ratings are derived from the Lame formula with 12,500 psi (86 MPa) allowable stress factors and approximately 4:1 design factor.
What’s the allowable pressure for Swagelok Tube fittings?
Allowable working pressures are calculated from an S value of 20 000 psi (137.8 MPa) for ASTM A269 tubing at –20 to 100°F (–28 to 37°C), as listed in ASME B31.3 and ASME B31 1.. Tubingnominal length is 20 ft. ➀ Not recommended for use with Swagelok tube fittings in gas service. Ordering Information, Dimensions, and Pressure Ratings
What are the pressure factors for single flaring tubing?
These pressure ratings are derived from the Lamé formula with 18,800 psi (130MPa) allowable stress factors and approximately 4:1 design factor. Pressure values shown in bold are for tubing wall thickness normally considered suitable for 37 degree single flaring to SAE J533.
What is the working pressure of ASTM A269 tubing?
Fractional Sizes. Allowable working pressures are calculated from an S value of 20 000 psi (137 .8 MPa) for ASTM A269 tubing at –20 to 100°F (–28 to 37°C), as listed in ASME B31 .3 and ASME B31 .1 . Tubing nominal length is 20 ft .