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Intubation
Insertion of a tube into the body for medical purposes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This term often refers specifically to Tracheal intubation.
Not to be confused with Incubation.
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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