The Minnesota Tube -Flexible plastic tube with 4 important components -Gastric Aspiration Port -Gastric Balloon (400cc) -Esophageal Balloon (inflated typically to 40mmHg) -Esophageal Aspiration Port -Minnesota Tube -Used to stop bleeding in Upper GI bleed due to esophageal varices -Traction applied so that the gastric balloon compresses the GE junction to reduce blood flow to the esophageal varices. -Esophageal balloon inflated if the gastric balloon + traction does not stop bleeding (note esophageal balloon should only be inflated for 6 hours at a time as this could lead to necrosis). #Management #MinnesotaTube #UpperGI #GIBleed #Diagram
