extubationn.
/ɛkstjuːˈbeɪʃən/ Medicine.
The withdrawal or expulsion of a tube inserted, esp. into the larynx, during the course of a medical procedure.
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1894 G. M. Gould Illustr. Dict. Med. 455/1 Extubation, the removal of a laryngeal tube; opposed to intubation.
1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. IV. 821 Neither intubation nor extubation should occupy more than fifteen seconds at the outside, as respiration is necessarily suspended during each process.
1952 L. Petry Encycl. Nursing 358/2 Sometimes extubation takes place accidentally when the patient coughs up the tube.
1967 Med. Jrnl. Austral. 28 Jan. 154/1 Extubation during light anæsthesia in children appears to be a safe procedure, and free from dangerous vagal reflexes.
1989 Ann. Surg. 210 117/1 When feasible, early extubation obviates ventilator dependence and preserves respiratory muscle function.
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