Scenario: 32 year old male with history of cirrhosis admitted to ICU with frank upper GI bleed. You called gastroenterologist STAT. On arrival to ICU gastroenterologist instead of coming to patient's bed rushed towards unit's refrigerator. What he is looking for?
Answer: A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube
The tube is often kept in the refrigerator in the hospital's ICUs emergency departments and intensive care units to reduce its flexibility during insertion.
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