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to extubate

to extubate

6 8.8
To remove a breathing tube from a patient after treatment
  • verb
  • /ˌɛkstuˈbeɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : extubar
  • The patient was extubated successfully the next day and discharged in satisfactory condition with a complete resolution of the stridor.
  • extubated patient

Examples

  • The child was extubated after 3 weeks, and after 5 weeks of hospitalization, he recovered completely.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The inmate, who we will call Mr. B, was extubated and placed on oxygen via nasal cannula to maintain oxygen saturation greater than 90%.

    Academic text (2007)
  • We could actually extubate the patient on the table.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Finally, at the end of the procedure, we could actually extubate the patient on the table.

    Academic text (2007)
  • All patients are extubated while they are awake in the operating room immediately following surgery.

    Academic text (1999)
  • Over the next week, the patient's overall medical condition improved, and he was successfully extubated.

    Academic text (2006)
  • After two days in intensive care, she was extubated, and five days later, she was discharged from the hospital.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The patient was extubated without incident and monitored in the hospital overnight.

    Academic text (2010)
  • The patient was extubated the following morning in the PICU.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The doctor decided to extubate the patient once they were stable.

Antonyms

to intubate
  • Specialized
57 8.6

To put a tube into the windpipe to help someone breathe

Surface Forms

extubate infinitive
extubated past
extubated past participle
extubating present participle
extubates third person singular

Morphology

extubate = tube (semi-transparent) = ex + tube + tub + ate

The medical meaning is fairly guessable from ex- plus tube, but the specialized usage and the reduced stem make it less than fully transparent.

Etymology

Extubate is made of ex- meaning 'out' and tube meaning 'tube', so it literally means 'take the tube out'. That's why to extubate is to remove a breathing tube from a patient's airway.