Meaning endotracheal tube
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endotracheal tube


A flexible plastic tube that is put in the mouth and then down into the trachea (airway). A physician inserts an endotracheal tube under direct vision, with the help of a laryngoscope, in a procedure called endotracheal intubation. The purpose of using an endotracheal tube is to ventilate the lungs.
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endotracheal tube


A flexible tube inserted nasally, orally, or through a tracheotomy into the trachea to provide an airway
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endotracheal tube


A plastic tube that is fed down into the trachea through the mouth or nose to supply oxygen to a person who is not breathing properly
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endotracheal tube


This tube is inserted through either the patient's nose or throat and into the windpipe. You may also hear it being referred to as an ET Tube.
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endotracheal tube


A plastic tube that is passed through the mouth or nose into the windpipe (trachea). The tube can be used to deliver extra oxygen to the lungs, help make breathing easier and help remove fluid from th [..]
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endotracheal tube


A tube that serves as an artificial airway and is inserted through the patient's mouth or nose. It passes through the throat and into the air passages to help breathing. To do this it must also p [..]
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endotracheal tube


Soft plastic tube inserted through the mouth or nose to the windpipe (trachea), which in turn is attached to a ventilator to help breathing. It is sometimes referred to as a ‘tracheal tube’ by anaesth [..]
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endotracheal tube


 Small plastic tube that is inserted through a baby's nose or mouth down into the trachea (windpipe), usually connected to a mechanical ventilator. 
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endotracheal tube


Tube inserted into the trachea to deliver oxygen or anesthetic gas.
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endotracheal tube


a tube that is located in or passed through the trachea (windpipe) to help breathing
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endotracheal tube


An open-ended plastic tube that is placed within the trachea usually to allow assisted breathing by mechanical ventilation.
Source: rarediseasesnetwork.org

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endotracheal tube


a small tube placed into the trachea (windpipe) to allow air and/or oxygen to flow into the lungs, bypassing the nose.
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endotracheal tube


(E.T.-Tube) a tube placed through the patient's nose or mouth to help provide mechanical or manual ventilation.
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