Passing the orogastric tube can be difficult or sometimes impossible. Here is a simple trick. The idea is to intubate the oesophagus with a large ET-tube and then to use the ETT as an introducer to railroad the OG-tube down the oesophagus.
Passing the orogastric tube can be difficult or sometimes impossible. Here is a simple trick. The idea is to intubate the oesophagus with a large ET-tube and then to use the ETT as an introducer to railroad the OG-tube down the oesophagus.