Intubation (sometimes entubation) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body. Patients are generally anesthetized beforehand...

Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an open...

Nasogastric intubation is a medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube (nasogastric tube or NG tube) through the nose, down the esophagus...

sequence intubation or as rapid sequence induction and intubation (RSII) or as crash induction – is a special process for endotracheal intubation that is...

Intubation granuloma is a benign growth of granulation tissue in the larynx or trachea, which arises from tissue trauma due to endotracheal intubation...

anaesthesiologist Seshagiri Mallampati, is used to predict the ease of endotracheal intubation. The test comprises a visual assessment of the distance from the tongue...

and the glottis. Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for surgical...

trauma to the pharynx during placement. Tracheal intubation, often simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic or rubber...

or muscle relaxant used in modern anaesthesia to facilitate tracheal intubation by providing skeletal muscle relaxation, most commonly required for surgery...

Acquired cases are more common than congenital cases due to prolonged intubation being introduced in the 1960s. It is most frequently caused by certain...

treatment involves securing the airway, which is often done by endotracheal intubation. Intravenous antibiotics such as ceftriaxone and possibly vancomycin or...

Tracheal intubation (usually simply referred to as intubation), an invasive medical procedure, is the placement of a flexible plastic catheter into the...

differentiated from pseudobulbar palsy. When there is airway obstruction, intubation is used. dysphagia (difficulty in swallowing). difficulty in chewing....

following prolonged intubation or congenital); airway edema (e.g., following instrumentation of the airway, tracheal intubation, drug side effect, allergic...

when a person is sedated, a tube is inserted into the trachea, called intubation. The word trachea is used to define a very different organ in invertebrates...

laryngeal mask airway is the standard rescue ventilation when endotracheal intubation cannot be accomplished. To insert the laryngeal mask airway into the patient...

lymphoproliferative disorder. Treatment to protect the airway may include intubation or cricothyroidotomy. Histamine-related angioedema can be treated with...

reflux symptoms). Contact granuloma may also arise after intubation, and so following intubation, patients should be monitored if voice symptoms arise....

Magill forceps Magill forceps Synonyms intubation forceps Specialty anaesthesiology Intervention intubation Inventor(s) Ivan Magill Related items Laryngoscope...

developed a valuable system of intubation in diphtheria cases. O'Dwyer is often cited as the "father of laryngeal intubation in croup". Joseph P. O'Dwyer...

for short procedures such as reduction of dislocated joints, tracheal intubation, cardioversion and electroconvulsive therapy. It was developed at Janssen...

capsule can be applied in the mouth to numb the oropharynx for awake intubation. However, there can be life-threatening adverse effects when the medication...

Sellick manoeuvre or Sellick maneuver, is a technique used in endotracheal intubation to try to reduce the risk of regurgitation. The technique involves the...

required, such as using suction-assisted airway management. Tracheal intubation has not been found to improve survival rates or neurological outcomes...

Thyromental distance Cormack, R.S.; Lehane, J. (1984). "Difficult tracheal intubation in obstetrics". Anaesthesia. 39 (11): 1105–11. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2044...

classified as: Severe, GCS ≤ 8 Moderate, GCS 9–12 Minor, GCS ≥ 13. Tracheal intubation and severe facial/eye swelling or damage make it impossible to test the...

the appendiceal orifice, in what is known as the bow and arrow sign. Intubation of the ileocecal valve is typically performed in colonoscopy to evaluate...

Apnea with respiratory arrest Hypoxemia Acute severe asthma requiring intubation Obstruction, such as a tumor Acid/base derangements such as respiratory...

six Medic One programs that provided care reviews every resuscitation, intubation, and central-line placement attempt. That director provides both positive...

airway and ventilate a patient – they are easier to place than tracheal intubation due to the lack of muscle relaxants and laryngoscopy. They are also less...