Feeding tube management

A method for transitioning from feeding a subject through a feed tube into the subject's stomach cavity and evacuating the subject's stomach cavity, comprising:

• with the feeding tube in place and connected to a feed source by an outboard end having a female Luer-Lock compatible connector, determining to change to evacuating the subject's stomach cavity;
• disconnecting the feed source from the feed tube at the female Luer-Lock compatible outboard connector, leaving the feed tube in place into the subject's stomach cavity;
• providing a Luer syringe connector by removing a needle and plunger from a body portion of a Luer-Lock syringe, the body portion including a male Luer connector on one end and a female connector on an opposing end;
• connecting a conventional tapered connector of a unique three-way stopcock to the female connector of the Luer syringe connector;
• connecting the male Luer connector to the female Luer-Lock compatible connector on the feeding tube, thereby leaving the feeding tube in place, and
• connecting the unique three-way stopcock to a suction tube connected to a suction source enabling evacuation of the subject's stomach cavity without removing the feed tube from the subject's stomach and suction is controlled by the unique three-way stopcock.