Medical term:
extubation
extubation
[eks″too-ba´shun]removal of a previously inserted tube, such as an endotracheal tube, catheter, drain, or feeding tube, from an organ, orifice, or other body structure. See also intubation.
endotracheal extubation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as purposeful removal of the endotracheal tube from the nasopharynx or oropharyngeal airway.
Miller-Keane Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing, and Allied Health, Seventh Edition. © 2003 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.
ex·tu·ba·tion
(eks'tū-bā'shŭn),Removal of a tube from an organ, structure, or orifice; specifically, removal of the endotracheal tube after intubation.
[L. ex, out, + tuba, tube]
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extubation
Nursing The removal of a previously inserted tube used for respiratory support or gastric feeding. See Mechanical ventilation. Cf Intubation, Terminal weaning.McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
ex·tu·ba·tion
(eks'tū-bā'shŭn)Removal of a tube from an organ, structure, or orifice. Often associated with removal of the endotracheal tube after ventilation or surgical procedure.
[L. ex, out, + tuba, tube]
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Extubation
Removal of a breathing tube.
Mentioned in: Epiglottitis
Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
ex·tu·ba·tion
(eks'tū-bā'shŭn)Removal of a tube from an organ, structure, or orifice; specifically, removal of the endotracheal tube after intubation.
[L. ex, out, + tuba, tube]
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