. The Canadian nurse . ubber balloon which may be inflated with air by a syringe. It is passedthrough the nose till 45 cm. have passedand then the Wangensteen pump—theusual water bottle suction apparatusused with the Levine tube—is attachedand left on throughout. With the pa-tient propped upon his right side, thetube is advanced inch by inch till the 75cm. mark is reached. Then the balloonis filled by the injection of 10 cc. of airby a glass syringe. If rhythmic contrac-tions are felt, leave for twenty minutesand if still felt, inject up to 25 cc. ofair and allow the tube to be swallowedonward
. The Canadian nurse . ubber balloon which may be inflated with air by a syringe. It is passedthrough the nose till 45 cm. have passedand then the Wangensteen pump—theusual water bottle suction apparatusused with the Levine tube—is attachedand left on throughout. With the pa-tient propped upon his right side, thetube is advanced inch by inch till the 75cm. mark is reached. Then the balloonis filled by the injection of 10 cc. of airby a glass syringe. If rhythmic contrac-tions are felt, leave for twenty minutesand if still felt, inject up to 25 cc. ofair and allow the tube to be swallowedonwards, six inches every half end will ultimately reach the ob-structed point in the intestine and thesuction will empty and deflate the intes-tine above. The patients general condi-tion is greatly improved and operativeinterference is rendered safer. So, too,that bugbear of abdominal surgery— ^See American Journal of Medical Sciences, U7:S9S, 1934, andSurgery, Gyneroh^y and Ohstetrics, pa^e 692, April, 293S). P-9f40 f*.9l40—Miller-Abbott double lumen tube (Style 11) with balloon proximal to perforated metal ertd , ,.., »$7,S0 SUCTION-
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