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intubation
(redirected from Orotracheal intubation)

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in·tu·bate  (nt-bt, -ty-)
tr.v. in·tu·bat·ed, in·tu·bat·ing, in·tu·bates
To insert a tube into (a hollow organ or body passage).

intu·bation n.
intu·bation·al adj.
intu·bation·al·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intubation - the insertion of a cannula or tube into a hollow body organ
intromission, insertion, introduction - the act of putting one thing into another
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intubation
n (Med) → Intubation f


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This extensive involvement would have made orotracheal intubation impossible and an emergency tracheotomy extremely difficult.
The patient underwent orotracheal intubation and insertion of two 18-gauge intravenous catheters.
On the third hospital day, he had respiratory arrest; during orotracheal intubation, acute laryngospasm with copious amounts of salivation occurred.
 
 
 
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