Author: Paula Bagshaw-Wright, CertVN ECC, Dip AVN, NCert (A&CC), RVN Woodcroft Referrals, Stockport

Paula started as a trainee in veterinary nursing in 2002. She qualified in 2008 and went on to achieve a nursing certificate in anaesthesia and critical care in 2012. In 2016, she completed a diploma in advanced veterinary nursing and, in 2017, obtained an additional Vets Now nursing certificate in emergency and critical care. Paula’s main areas of interest are anaesthesia (especially in critical and complex cases), analgesia and pain management, and orthopaedics. She is a senior nurse at Woodcroft Referrals, working mainly on the orthopaedic team and helping on other referral disciplines.

Abstract: Endotracheal intubation is a procedure performed commonly in most veterinary practices, often multiple times a day. The reason for intubating a patient’s trachea is to secure the airway as part of a general anaesthetic protocol (to deliver oxygen and volatile anaesthetic agents) or as a lifesaving procedure, such as during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. This article will describe the technique for endotracheal intubation and the care and maintenance of endotracheal tubes.
Keywords: endotracheal tube, intubation, tube care

DOI: 10.56496/FABP3978

To reference this article: Canine and feline endotracheal intubation: technique and tube care. Bagshaw-Wright, P. (2022) VNJ 37(5) pp 52-58

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