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Intubation
ICD-9-CM 96.0
MeSH D007440

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]

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References

  1. ^ Goodman, RS (1986). "True vocal cord paralysis following entubation". The Laryngoscope. 96 (10): 1170. doi: 10.1288/00005537-198610000-00021. PMID  3762294. S2CID  79406382.