Endotracheal extubation refers to the removal of an endotracheal tube from the trachea. This procedure is commonly performed in operating rooms, postanesthesia care units, and intensive care units.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . ICU patients spent less time in the ICU following adoption of twice-daily extubation readiness assessments. A ...

A multidisciplinary team designed a clinical pathway that improved institutional practice and quality of care. Unsuccessful extubation can increase critical care unit and hospital length of stay, ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stopping enteral nutrition hours before an attempt at extubation didn't reduce risk of failure of extubation, a randomized trial showed. Continued enteral nutrition until extubation ...

New guidelines for discontinuing mechanical ventilation in critically ill adults have been published by researchers. The goal of the guidelines is to help physicians and other health care ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

The ETT provides airway support for individuals with upper airway abnormalities. Tracheal extubation of children with risk factors for a difficult reintubation presents a challenge to the ...

Noninvasive ventilation reduces the need for intubation compared to standard medical care in adults with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Lancet. 2000;355:1931-1935; ...