Intubation
Intubation | |
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ICD-9-CM | 96.0 |
MeSH | D007440 |
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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]