Modifies a noun

• intubation: We report here a case which illustrates how endotracheal intubation can be used successfully under the right conditions.

• tube: Using an endotracheal tube to secure a patient's airway is still the gold standard.

• cuff: The air in endotracheal cuffs will similarly expand at altitude; the risk of tracheal wall pressure leading to possible airway edema and necrosis.

• anesthesia: In 1871 he described endotracheal anesthesia for a patient with a tracheostomy.