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Intubation
Intubation
(sometimes
entubation
) is a medical procedure involving the insertion of a tube into the body. Patients are generally
anesthetized
beforehand. Examples include
tracheal intubation
, and the
balloon tamponade
with a
Sengstaken-Blakemore tube
(a tube into the
gastrointestinal tract
).
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