Intubation

Intubation
Specialty	{{#statements:P1995}}
ICD-9-CM	96.0
MeSH	D007440

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).

See also

• Catheterization
• Nasogastric intubation