title: Placement of nasogastric tubes and esophageal stethoscopes in patients with documented esophageal varices.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ritter
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Rettke
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Hughes
authors.forename: M F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Burritt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sterioff
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ilstrup
mesh_terms: D001314:Auscultation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004947:Esophagus; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005773:Gastroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D010979:Platelet Function Tests; D011300:Preoperative Care