Practicals · Critical Care Medicine · Gastrointestinal system
Sengstaken-Blakemore tube insertion
- Type
- Procedure
- Curriculum level
- minimum 2 (DrNB log book)
- Also called
- SB tube, Minnesota tube
Videos and resources
- VideoPlacement of a Blakemore Tube for Bleeding Varices4:48
- VideoPlacement of the Blakemore Tube for Esophageal Varices10:31
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Where the curriculum asks for it
“Insertion of Sengstaken Blackmore tube” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 20)
“Placement of Sengstaken Blackmore tube” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 36)
“Sengstaken tube (or equivalent) placement” ( NMC DM/MCh guidelines, page 5)
“Sengstaken tube” ( NBEMS DrNB curriculum, page 21)