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INTUBATION
Endotracheal (ET) intubation is the placement of an ET tube inside the trachea
The surgical procedure through the mouth or nostril. It is estimated that 15 million patients undergo ET
that creates an opening at the
trachea is called tracheotomy. intubation annually (Coppolo et al., 1990).
ET intubation is a simpler procedure than tracheotomy—a surgical procedure
that creates an airway opening by cutting into the trachea. Compared to an
tracheostomy tube: An artificial ET tube (Figure 6-1), a tracheostomy tube (Figure 6-2) is much shorter and it
airway inside the trachea that is
inserted through a surgical open-
ing at the trachea.
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Figure 6-1 Two adult endotracheal tubes (8.0 mm ID). Note that one’s cuff is inflated and the
other’s is not. Also note the markings visible on the tubes.
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Figure 6-2 An adult tracheostomy tube with a disposable inner cannula that may be
replaced as required to maintain patency.
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