intubation
Sign in to saveIntubation (sometimes entubation) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body. Most commonly, intubation refers to tracheal intubation, a procedure during which an endotracheal tube is inserted into the trachea to support patient ventilation. Other examples of intubation include balloon tamponade using a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube (a tube into the gastrointestinal tract), urinary catheterization, and nasogastric intubation using a feeding tube.
Key facts
- Interventions.Name
- Intubation
- Interventions.Image
- Intubación endotraqueal-8.jpg
- Interventions.MeshID
- D007440
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Research
112,187 papers- Prevalence of peri-intubation major adverse events among critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta analysis.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2023
- Endoscopic intubation of exotic companion mammals.The veterinary clinics of North America. Exotic animal practice · 2010
- Tracheal intubation with a flexible intubation scope versus other intubation techniques for obese patients requiring general anaesthesia.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014
- Intubation Practices in Community Emergency Departments.Annals of emergency medicine · 2025
- Lightwand intubation using the Trachlight: a brief review of current knowledge.Canadian journal of anaesthesia = Journal canadien d'anesthesie · 2001
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Types and corresponding indications
- Tracheal intubation
- Nasogastric intubation
- Urinary catheterization
- Technique
- Tracheal intubation
- Nasogastric tube
- Urinary catheterization
- Complications
- Infection
- Misplaced intubation
- See also
- References
Intubation (sometimes entubation) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body. Most commonly, intubation refers to tracheal intubation, a procedure during which an endotracheal tube is inserted into the trachea to support patient ventilation. Other examples of intubation include balloon tamponade using a Sengstaken–Blakemore tube (a tube into the gastrointestinal tract), urinary catheterization, and nasogastric intubation using a feeding tube.
== Types and corresponding indications ==
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