Intubation Explained

Intubation (sometimes entubation) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body. Patients are generally anesthetized beforehand. Examples include tracheal intubation, and the balloon tamponade with a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube (a tube into the gastrointestinal tract).^[1]

See also

• Catheterization
• Nasogastric intubation
• Tracheal intubation
• ROTIGS

Notes and References

1. 3762294 . 1986 . Goodman . RS . True vocal cord paralysis following entubation . 96 . 10 . 1170 . The Laryngoscope. 10.1288/00005537-198610000-00021 . 79406382 .