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What happens when the endotracheal tube is inserted in a preemie?
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Help with breathing : An endotracheal tube can help protect the airway as well as allow easier mechanical ventilation for a premature infant. The medical staff may also use the "tube" to administer surfactant to keep the lungs inflated.
Answered 5/14/2013
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We miss something ??: This insures an adequate airway and allows for delivery of oxygen and or medications to a baby who is not breathing adequately on their own. Did you have some specific concern ? This site is not a chat room, so if there is another part of this question we have not addressed, please start over.Your questions are not linked, so each must have enough background info for us to go on.
Answered 10/26/2015
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