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    Tracheal intubation, usually simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea (windpipe) to maintain an...
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    insertion of a tube into the body. Most commonly, intubation refers to tracheal intubation, a procedure during which an endotracheal tube is inserted into the...
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    Trachea (redirect from Tracheal diseases)
    anaesthesia, a tube is inserted into the trachea: this is called tracheal intubation. The word trachea is used to define a very different organ in invertebrates...
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  • essentially unprotected. One important difference between RSI and routine tracheal intubation is that the anesthesiologist does not typically manually assist the...
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  • Tracheal intubation (usually simply referred to as intubation), an invasive medical procedure, is the placement of a flexible plastic catheter into the...
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    folds and the glottis. Laryngoscopy may be performed to facilitate tracheal intubation during general anaesthesia or cardiopulmonary resuscitation or for...
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  • easy to breathe and speak with the device in place. Laryngeal tube Tracheal intubation Airway management Dunn, Peter F.; Goulet, Robert L. (2000). "Endotracheal...
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    from trauma to the pharynx during placement. Tracheal intubation, often simply referred to as intubation, is the placement of a flexible plastic or rubber...
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    trauma due to endotracheal intubation. This medical condition is described as a common late complication of tracheal intubation, specifically caused by irritation...
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    patient outcomes. Epiglottitis may require urgent tracheal intubation to protect the airway. Tracheal intubation can be difficult due to distorted anatomy and...
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    and inflammation of the head and neck. In the context of failed tracheal intubation, either tracheotomy or cricothyrotomy may be performed.[citation...
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  • following prolonged intubation or congenital); airway edema (e.g., following instrumentation of the airway, tracheal intubation, drug side effect, allergic...
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  • used to improve the view of the glottis during laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation, rather than to prevent regurgitation. As the name implies, the BURP...
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    facilitate tracheal intubation by providing skeletal muscle relaxation for surgery or mechanical ventilation. It is used for standard endotracheal intubation, as...
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    proceed regardless of esophageal or tracheal placement. A device called the Positube, which allows for esophageal intubation detection, can be used on tube...
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    general anesthetics were further improved with the routine use of tracheal intubation and advanced airway management techniques, monitoring, and new anesthetic...
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    an airway cannot be established by other means of nasal or oral tracheal intubation. These situations, often referred to as "cannot intubate, cannot...
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    and J. Lehane, this system aids in predicting the difficulty of tracheal intubation. In 1998, a modified version subdivided Grade 2 to enhance its predictive...
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    oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal airways), infraglottic techniques (such as tracheal intubation), and surgical methods (such as cricothyrotomy and tracheotomy)....
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    general anaesthesia's safety and efficacy improved with routine tracheal intubation and other advanced airway management techniques. Advances in monitoring...
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    endobronchial tube or DLT) is a type of endotracheal tube which is used in tracheal intubation during thoracic surgery and other medical conditions to achieve selective...
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    techniques such as mask ventilation, laryngeal mask airway, and tracheal intubation. This device can be inserted blindly through the oropharynx into...
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    of first aid, CPR, and advanced airway management skills such as tracheal intubation. During the 1950s, mannequins were used in nuclear tests to help...
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    paralysis as part of general anesthesia. This is done to help with tracheal intubation or electroconvulsive therapy. It is administered by injection, either...
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    tightly fitted to the face or around the head, but without a need for tracheal intubation (a tube through the mouth into the windpipe). While there are similarities...
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    the airway and ventilate a patient – they are easier to place than tracheal intubation due to the lack of muscle relaxants and laryngoscopy. They are also...
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    sedation for short procedures such as reduction of dislocated joints, tracheal intubation, cardioversion and electroconvulsive therapy. It was developed at...
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    Bronchoscopy Dogliotti's principle Intravenous therapy Laryngoscopy Tracheal intubation Rapid sequence induction Scientific principles Blood–gas partition...
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    Airtraq is a fibreoptic intubation device used for indirect (video or optic assisted) tracheal intubation in difficult airway situations. It is designed...
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  • Tracheal agenesis (also known as tracheal atresia) is a rare birth defect with a prevalence of less than 1 in 50,000 in which the trachea fails to develop...
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