Descriptor English: | Intubation | ||||
Descriptor Spanish: |
Intubación
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Descriptor Portuguese: | Intubação | ||||
Descriptor French: | Intubation | ||||
Entry term(s): |
Intubations |
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Tree number(s): |
E02.585 E05.497 |
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RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007440 | ||||
Scope note: | Introduction of a tube into a hollow organ to restore or maintain patency if obstructed. It is differentiated from CATHETERIZATION in that the insertion of a catheter is usually performed for the introducing or withdrawing of fluids from the body. |
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Annotation: | for intubation procedures in disease, coordinate with disease /ther, not /surg; esophageal intubation = ESOPHAGUS + INTUBATION, not INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; esophageal obturator airway = ESOPHAGUS + INTUBATION /instrum |
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Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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Public MeSH Note: | 66 |
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History Note: | 66 |
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Related: |
Chest Tubes
MeSH | ||||
DeCS ID: | 7601 | ||||
Unique ID: | D007440 | ||||
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
Revision Date: | 2011/06/24 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Investigative Techniques [E05]Investigative Techniques
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Intubation
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Concept UI |
M0011614 |
Scope note | Introduction of a tube into a hollow organ to restore or maintain patency if obstructed. It is differentiated from CATHETERIZATION in that the insertion of a catheter is usually performed for the introducing or withdrawing of fluids from the body. |
Preferred term | Intubation |
Entry term(s) |
Intubations |
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