1.   They discovered some hospitals were removing the tube much faster.

2.   The latter provides only a temporary solution to the problem, particularly as confused elderly patients often try to remove the tube at night.

3.   Aspiration can occur when a patient is overly sedated before receiving a breathing tube, or when the tube is removed prematurely, before the gag reflex has returned.

4.   As the babies grow and strengthen their underdeveloped chest muscles in the next few weeks, the air tubes will be removed.

5.   Barring any unforeseen complications, Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe should be released from Massachusetts General Hospital Thursday after having a chest tube removed Wednesday.

6.   A breathing tube was removed about an hour later.

7.   After a breathing tube was removed, she could smile.

8.   After being taken to the Beijing Wildlife Rescue Center, a specially experienced foreign veterinarian was invited in to remove the tube.

9.   But workers will have to remove several tubes for metallurgical testing to be sure, Vanags said.

10.   Earlier, when Sanchez had his stomach tube removed, his heart stopped.