Product Name:
Endotracheal Tube
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Endotracheal Tube
What is
Endotracheal Tube?
An endotracheal tube is used temporarily for breathing because it keeps your airway open. It is placed through the patient's nose or mouth into his trachea(windpipe), which is tape or a soft strap holds the tube in place.
Types of endotracheal tube include oral or nasal, cuffed or uncuffed,preformed (e.g. RAE tube), reinforced tubes, and double-lumen endobronchial tubes.
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An
endotracheal tube is used :
1. To attach a ventilator if the patient is unable to breathe on its own
2. To keep the patient's trachea(windpipe) open
3. To allow the staff to remove mucus from the patient's lungs that he is unable to cough up himself