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How gastric lavage is done?

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Gastric lavage is cleaning up of gastric content.Ryles tube(feeding tube) is inserted into the stomach.Through which distlled water or saline are instilled and the contents are sucked out.The procedure repeated till almost entire content of stomach are cleaned out.

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