Ko te ngongo endotracheal he ngongo ngongo ka tukuna ma te waha ki roto i te pukoro (windpipe) hei awhina i te manawanui ki te manawa. Ka honoa te ngongo endotracheal ki te rewharewha, e tuku te hāora ki te pūkahukahu. Ko te tukanga o te whakauru i te ngongo e kiia ana ko te endotracheal intubation. Ko te ngongo Endotracheal e kiia tonu ana ko nga taputapu 'paerewa koura' hei whakamarumaru me te whakamarumaru i te huarahi rererangi.