Prepared by :
Salwa Maghrabi
Teacher Assistant
Nursing Department
OUTLINES
Definition
of gastric lavage .
Gastric lavage for gastrointestinal
bleeding:
Indications .
Contraindications .
The procedure .
Complications.
CONT OUTLINES
Gastric
OBJECTIVES
Define
gastric lavage .
Enumerate the indications of gastric
lavage .
Mansion the contraindications and
cautions of gastric lavage .
Apply the procedure .
Gastric lavage
1- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
Indications
Control acute upper GI hemorrhage
Remove irritating gastric secretion
Help evacuate clots
Obtain information on the site and rate of
bleeding
Bleeding
3.Perforated viscus
4. Use of ice.
The Procedure
The equipment
Gastric tube
Irrigation tray
Adhesive tape
Lubricating jelly
Cetacaine spry or xilocin spry
Bite block
Suction equipment
Irrigation try
Gastric tube
Lubricating jelly
Cetacaine spry
Adhesive
tape
60 ml syringe with
catheter tip
Bite block
Normal saline
Suction
equipment
Preparatory Phase
1 Protect the patient airway
2 Suction equipment available
Implementation Phase
1. Pour normal saline or tap water into an irrigation
container
2. Draw up the solution 200to300 ml and installed to
the stomach through gastric tube
1.Perforation
of esophageal
varices
2.MalloryWeiss tear
Complications
3.Aspirating
of gastric
content
4.Systemic
hypothermia
Mallory-Weiss
tear
esophageal
varices
Gastric Lavage
2- Removal of Toxic Substance
The Equipment :
1- Cardiac
Pulse oximetry
Cardiac monitor
Activated
charcoale
Preparation Phase:
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Procedural steps
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