Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Extraction or expulsion of the laryngeal tube used in intubation.
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- noun medicine The removal of a
tube inserted byintubation .
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Examples
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Remain free from any adverse effects associated with transfer or holding of infant such as extubation and thermal instability.
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Jim croaked, his voice still scratchy from an extubation the week previous.
Reaction 2010
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The daughter, Quintana Roo, kept forgetting because she was in and out of comas, septic shock, extubation, or neurosurgery, in one or another intensive care unit on the West Coast or the East.
The Black Album Leonard, John 2005
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His tubes and the accompanying instruments for intubation and extubation, with his methods for the care of these patients, have since come to be employed everywhere throughout the medical world.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Forceps excision; extubation one month later; still well after four years.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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The less redundant cases subside under galvanocaustic treatment, which may be preceded by tracheotomy and extubation, or the intubation tube may be replaced after the application of the cautery.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Intubated cases are usually best treated by tracheotomy and extubation before further endoscopic treatment is undertaken.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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_Galvano-cauterization_ is the best method of treatment for chronic subglottic edema or hyperplasia such as is seen in children following diphtheria, when the stenosis produced prevents extubation or decannulation.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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With every poke and prod, intubation and extubation, every medical victory and setback, Ayelet's parents posted photos and updates with the kind of humor, honesty and unconditional love that galvanized thousands of supporters to quickly get involved.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Eleanor Goldberg 2012
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After the first extubation, there should have been restraints. anesthesiology at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester, Mass., said doctors should take several steps to make sure a patient who has removed a breathing tube does not remove it again, which could include restraining patients' arms with cloth straps or sedating them.
latimes.com - News 2011
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