Clinical study on the stomach tube insertion in the lateral recumbent position in rescuing the unconscious patients

Abstract

Objective To study the application of stomach tube insertion in the lateral recumbent position in rescuing the unconscious patients,to reduce the discomfort of patients and increase the one-time success rate in the insertion of stomach tube. Methods 100 cases of unconscious patients were divided into the control group and the treatment group with 50 cases in each, they adopted routine tube insertion method and tube insertion in the lateral recumbent position.The success rate of tube insertion and incidence of complications were collected and analyzed in the two groups.Results The experimental group had a higher success rate and less complications compared with the control group.Conclusions The lateral recumbent position for stomach tube insertion is the ideal position for the unconscious patients. Key words: Unconscious patients; Stomach tube insertion in lateral recumbent position; Application study