Intubation
| Definition: |
Introduction of a tube into a hollow organ to restore or maintain patency if obstructed. It is differentiated from CATHETERIZATION in that the insertion of a catheter is usually performed for the introducing or withdrawing of fluids from the body. |
| Notes: |
do not use /util except by MeSH definition; for intub proced in dis, coord with dis /ther, not /surg; esophageal intub = ESOPHAGUS (IM) + INTUBATION (IM), not INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; esophageal obturator airway = ESOPHAGUS (IM) + INTUBATION /instrum |
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