A medical procedure involving the placement of a tube, through the mouth or nose, into the trachea of an anesthetized patient in order to ventilate them (supply of oxygen to help breathing). Extubation: removal of this tube.
A medical procedure involving the placement of a tube, through the mouth or nose, into the trachea of an anesthetized patient in order to ventilate them (supply of oxygen to help breathing). Extubation: removal of this tube.