Audience: Medical Students and Residents
Learning Objectives:
Identify and describe the appropriate position of GI catheters, and the common incorrect positions
Choose the appropriate next step in management for handling a misplaced tube
Summary:
Getting past the epiglottis is the key
Have the patient actively swallow to overcome gag reflex
Hard to localize a tube until its beyond the carina
If the tube reaches the pleura, call surgery before pulling
Replace G or J-tubes with 24-48 hrs
