INTUBATION Definition & Meaning

intubation

[ in-too-bey-shuhn, -tyoo- ]

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Medicine/Medical.

the act or procedure of inserting a tube into the trachea, digestive tract, etc.:
In some situations an emergency intubation may be performed and the patient may be connected to a breathing apparatus.

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The ICU treatment may include intubation and oxygen therapy, fluid replacement and use of medications to lower blood pressure.

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"I just don't see any merit to dying slow and painfully, hooked up with stuff - intubation, feeding tubes," he told me.

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They are there for all of it: every intubation and needle stick, every setback, every odds-defying rebound.

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In more severe cases, intubation may be necessary assist with breathing.

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In the weeks that followed, she underwent more surgeries, sedation and intubation.

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