title: Making sense of ... the Sengstaken tube.
abstract: Oesophageal haemhorrage is a life-threatening condition, but it can be stemmed by the use of the Sengstaken tube. Patricia McCaffrey explains the technique for insertion and the need to monitor the patient.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McCaffrey
mesh_terms: D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing