Intubation

Short description: Insertion of a tube into the body for medical purposes

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]

References

↑ Goodman, RS (1986). "True vocal cord paralysis following entubation". The Laryngoscope 96 (10): 1170. doi:10.1288/00005537-198610000-00021. PMID 3762294.

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v t e Medical placement and administration procedures (ICD-9-CM V3 96, ICD-10-PCS 2-3)
Intubation	Tracheal intubation Balloon tamponade (Sengstaken–Blakemore tube) Nasogastric intubation
Therapeutic irrigation	Antiseptic lavage Gastric lavage Arthroscopic lavage Ductal lavage Vaginal douche