dependent drainage

I established good dependent drainage and then we flipped him onto his back and made a hole in his belly and stuck a tube in the beginning of the small bowel so we could feed him.

This position is frequently used when feeding a patient (especially one on feeding precautions), for radiology, needing to take a specific type of x-ray at the bedside, (at times) when a breathing treatment is being given to the patient, when the patient is having difficulty breathing, for dependent drainage after abdominal surgery, grooming, etc.