Review

History of Intubation

10.5152/jaem.2015.96720

  • Sıtkı Göksu
  • Elzem Şen

Received Date: 17.11.2014 Accepted Date: 31.12.2014 Eurasian J Emerg Med 2015;14(1):35-36

The history of airway management has become an issue of concern for clinicians because of the remarkable advances that have occurred in airway management in recent years. Endotracheal intubation became a routine medical practice in the second half of the 20th century. Thereafter, progress was made in modern anesthesia and thoracic surgery. As the number of intubated patients increased, the need for a more effective placement of the tube also increased.

Keywords: Intubation, evolution, endotracheal tube