Intubation: Purpose, Procedure and Potential Risks
2021年9月24日 · A healthcare provider uses a laryngoscope to guide an endotracheal tube (ETT) into the mouth or nose, voicebox, then trachea. The tube keeps the airway open so air can get to the lungs. Intubation is usually performed in a hospital during an emergency or before surgery.
Endotracheal Tube: Uses, Procedure, Risks, and More
2023年4月10日 · An endotracheal tube is a flexible tube that is placed in the trachea (windpipe) through the mouth or nose. It can be used to assist with breathing during surgery or to support breathing in people with lung disease, chest trauma, or airway obstruction.
Endotracheal tube (ETT) insertion (intubation) - Oxford ...
How to insert an endotracheal tube (intubation) for doctors and medical students What is an endotracheal tube? A fexible plastic tube with cuff on end which sits inside the trachea (fully secures airway – the gold standard of airway management)
Endotracheal intubation: Purpose, Procedure & Risks - Healthline
2021年9月20日 · Endotracheal intubation (EI) is often an emergency procedure that’s performed on people who are unconscious or who can’t breathe on their own. EI maintains an open airway and helps prevent...
Intubation: Step By Step - The Airway Jedi
2019年9月23日 · Intubation, like a dance, is composed of steps that flow naturally from one to the next. The trick to a smooth intubation is to allow each step to blend seamlessly into the next. The text and illustrations below are excerpted from my book Anyone Can Intubate, as well as from my upcoming book on pediatric intubation, which I’m busy writing.
Endotracheal Tube - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
2023年7月24日 · The main indication for the use of an endotracheal tube is to secure a definitive airway. A definitive airway is the placement of an ETT in the trachea with an inflated cuff below the vocal cords.
Endotracheal tubes - Anesthesia Airway Management (AAM)
Airway 'protection' refers to preventing the lower airway, i.e. trachea, bronchial tree and lung, from aspiration. (Cuffed) endotracheal tubes seal the lower airway of at the cuff location in the trachea.