Dealing the patient in the post anesthetic period requires an understanding of the intubation and extubation process. Extubation is a vulnerable period for the patient; there is risk of aspiration, laryngospasm, a cardiovascular response, or hypoventilation occurring.
Dr. Thomas, the senior anesthetist in Jubilee Hospital, Trivandrum, south India,describes the technique of smooth extubation of the patient after nasal surgery is done with.
