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| Removal of a tube after it has been placed |
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| Advanced airway devices, such as the esophageal tracheal Combitube and the pharyngeotracheal lumen airway, that have multiple tubes to aid in ventilation and will work whether placed in the trachea or esophagus |
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| A multilume airway device that consists of a single tube wwith two lumens, two balloons, and two ventilation ports; an alternative airway device if endotracheal intubation is not possible or has failed |
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| Pharygeotracheal Lumen Airway |
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| A multilumen airway that consists of two tubes, two masks, and a bite block |
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| A disposable supraglottic airway used as an alternative to tracheal or mask ventilation |
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| An advanced airway devicethat is blindly inserted into the mouth to isolate the larynx for direct ventilation; consists of a tube and a mask or cuff that inflates to seal around the laryngeal opening |
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| An advnaced airway adjunct that provides a channel directly into a patient's stomach, allowing for removal of gas, blood, and toxins and for instilling medications and nutrients |
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