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A gastric lavage assembly for rapid evacuation of the stomach

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A gastric lavage assembly has been developed for rapid evacuation of blood clots or pills from the stomach. The design specifications allow irrigation of the stomach to be accomplished with maximal evacuation efficiency. Using the gastric lavage assembly, particulate matter has been evacuated rapidly from the stomachs of 50 patients.

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  1. Ewald CA: Klinik der Verdaunngskrankheiten, Vol 2. Berlin, A. Hirschwald, 1893

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  1. From the Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Health Sciences Center, Minneapolis, Minn.

    Richard F. Edlich MD

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Edlich, R.F. A gastric lavage assembly for rapid evacuation of the stomach. Digest Dis Sci 16, 160–162 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02284456

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