Abstract
Sengstaken-Blakemore (SB) tube insertion is a rare but potentially life-saving skill used to manage emergent upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Although SB tube insertion is part of the emergency medicine (EM) curriculum, no widespread, objective standard exists to ensure competency. Moreover, practicing physicians have infrequent opportunities for application in the clinical environment. Therefore, variable skills in placing an SB tube may be observed. Our primary objective was to compare SB tube insertion performance between academic EM attending and resident physicians.
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