EXTUBATION IS RISKY BUSINESS. WHY THE CONCLUSION OF GENERAL ANESTHESIA CAN BE A CRITICAL EVENT
The Anesthesia Consultant
OCTOBER 8, 2019
The patient’s vital signs remained normal and the ET tube was removed. The patient is going to rip their sutures out or have bleeding from the surgical site.” The anesthesiologist inserted a suction catheter into her mouth to remove the vomitus. The cuffed ET tube prevented aspiration of the vomitus into her lungs.
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