endotracheal tube
1Endotracheal tube — An endotracheal tube (also called an ET tube or ETT) is used in general anaesthesia, intensive care and emergency medicine for airway management and mechanical ventilation. The tube is inserted into a patient s trachea in order to ensure that the …
2Endotracheal tube — A flexible plastic tube that is put in the mouth and then down into the trachea (the airway). The doctor inserts the tube under direct vision with the help of a laryngoscope. The procedure is called endotracheal intubation. The purpose is to… …
3endotracheal tube — noun a catheter that is inserted into the trachea through the mouth or nose in order to maintain an open air passage or to deliver oxygen or to permit the suctioning of mucus or to prevent aspiration of the stomach contents • Hypernyms: ↑catheter …
4endotracheal — |en(ˌ)dō+ adjective Etymology: end + tracheal 1. : placed within or passed inside of the trachea an endotracheal tube 2. : applied or effected through the trachea endotracheal anesthesia endotracheal aspiration …
5endotracheal intubation — insertion of an endotracheal tube; see under tube …
6endotracheal — adjective Date: 1910 1. placed within the trachea < an endotracheal tube > 2. applied or effected through the trachea …
7endotracheal — /en doh tray kee euhl/, adj. placed or passing within the trachea: an endotracheal tube. [1905 10; ENDO + TRACHEAL] * * * …
8endotracheal airway — an endotracheal tube that serves as an airway …
9endotracheal — en•do•tra•che•al [[t]ˌɛn doʊˈtreɪ ki əl[/t]] adj. med placed or passing within the trachea: an endotracheal tube[/ex] • Etymology: 1905–10 …
10endotrachéal — endotrachéal, ale, aux [ɑ̃dotʀakeal, o] adj. ÉTYM. XXe; de endo , et trachéal. ❖ ♦ Anat., méd. Qui concerne l intérieur de la trachée. || Intubation endotrachéale. || Tube endotrachéal, pour pratiquer l intubation de la trachée …
