Talk:Sengstaken–Blakemore tube

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"Minnesota tube" vs Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes

My understanding was that a 4-lumen tube (2 aspirates, 2 balloons) was known as a "Minnesota tube" and that Sengstaken-Blakemore tubes had a gastric aspirate alone. I may be mistaken -- Samir धर्म 08:11, 14 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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