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Last updated: 02/17/2009
BOOKS
Finucane, B. T., and A. H. Santora. Principles of Airway Management. New York: Springer Verlag, 2003.
Roberts, J. T. Fundamentals of Tracheal Intubation. New York: Grune & Stratton, 1983.
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C. E. Advanced Airway Management. St. Louis: Quality Medical Publishing, 2002.
PERIODICALS
Bochicchio, G. V., et al. "Endotracheal intubation in the field does not improve outcome in trauma patients who present without an acutely lethal traumatic brain injury."Journal of Trauma Injury, Infections and Critical Care 54 (February 2003): 307–311.
Erhan, E., et al. "Tracheal intubation without muscle relaxants: Remifentanil or alfentanil in combination with propofol."European Journal of Anaesthesiology 20 (January 2003): 37–43.
Udobi, K. F., E. Childs, and K. Touijer. "Acute respiratory distress syndrome."American Family Physician 67 (January 2003): 315–322.
Van de Leur, J. P., J. H. Zwaveling, B. G. Loef, and C. P. Van der Schans. "Endotracheal suctioning versus minimally invasive airway suctioning in intubated patients: A prospective randomized controlled trial."Intensive Care Medicine 186 (February 8, 2003).
ORGANIZATIONS
American Society of Anesthesiologists. 520 N. Northwest Highway, Park Ridge, IL 60068-2573. (847) 825-5586.
OTHER
"Endotracheal intubation." Health_encyclopedia.
"Endotracheal intubation." PennHealth.
"Intubation." Discovery_Health.
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In medicine, intubation refers to the placement of a tube into an external or internal orifice of the body. Although the term can refer to endoscopic procedures, it is most often used to denote tracheal intubation. Tracheal intubation is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea to protect the patient's airway and provide a means of mechanical ventilation. The most common tracheal intubation is orotracheal intubation where, with the assistance of a laryngoscope, an endotracheal tube is passed through the mouth, larynx, and vocal cords, into the trachea. A bulb is then inflated near the distal tip of the tube to help secure it in place and protect the airway from blood, vomit, and secretions. Another possibility is nasotracheal intubation where a tube is passed through the nose, larynx, vocal cords, and trachea.
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