List the purposes of using an endotracheal tube during general anesthesia

What will be an ideal response?


Most often they are used when anesthesia is to be maintained by inhalant anesthetic.

Other reasons for intubation include protection of the airway from aspiration of gastric or rumenal juices and to support ventilation of the patient.

Nasotracheal intubation may be used to access or maintain the airway in foals and small horses (<100kg).

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