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  • Title: [Improved control of the pressure during use of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube].
    Author: Werner HH, Zelder O, Hamelmann H.
    Journal: Chirurg; 1976 Sep; 47(9):475-6. PubMed ID: 1086761.
    Abstract:
    For the control of acute hemorrhage from esophageal varices by balloon tamponade a proper application of the Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is necessary to arrest bleeding and to minimize complications. A simple modification of the pressure measurement used up to now is described with other suitable applications. By this modified technique a correct pressure can be kept in the esophageal balloon spontaneously; its ease in handling in intensive care makes for better results in emergency management of balloon-tamponade in treatment of acute bleeding from esophageal varices.
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