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Endotracheal intubation

Endotracheal intubation

Overview

Introducing a tube into the trachea to provide an open airway is called endotracheal intubation.

Review Date 10/6/2022

Updated by: Jesse Borke, MD, CPE, FAAEM, FACEP, Attending Physician at Kaiser Permanente, Orange County, CA. Also reviewed by David C. Dugdale, MD, Medical Director, Brenda Conaway, Editorial Director, and the A.D.A.M. Editorial team.