ABSTRACT
Objective To discuss the method to increase the success rate of stomach tube insertion for patients with indwelling nasotracheal tube in order to shorten the time of insertion operation and reduce the discomfort of patients.Methods Seventy patients with nasotracheal tube were randomly divided into the observation group(38 cases)and the control group(32 cases).When the operator for the observation group inserted stomach tube to 18～22 centimeters deep,the nurse pumped the gas out from the tracheal catheter aerocyst.After the stomach tube reached stomach the tracheal catheter aerocyst was aerified again.The control group did not release the gas from tracheal catheter aerocyst when inserting the stomach tube.The first intubation success rate and time needed for intubation were compared between the two groups.Results The first intubation success rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group(P＜0.05).While the time needed for intubation was shorter than that of the control group(P＜0.01).Conclusions Method used by the observation group not only increased the first intubation success rate,but also shortened time needed for intubation.This method can alleviated pain of patients and worth applying widely in clinic.