Use of hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduced the number of attempts needed to achieve endotracheal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy among adults undergoing elective or emergent ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — During a medical emergency, a breathing tube is often required for patients with low oxygen levels or head and neck injuries. However, a new study from the Ohio State University ...

Anyone who regularly watches medical dramas on television has seen paramedics or doctors intubate an accident victim or surgery patient. The actors make placing the long plastic breathing tube down ...

(1) Evaluate the effect of different medications on pain and stress in neonates during nonemergent endotracheal intubation; (2) determine whether gestational age affects medication use; (3) determine ...

When techniques that paramedics could improve upon are discussed, often, the topic of advanced airway comes up. We have statistically low success rates in achieving an advanced airway with an ...

The objective of this study is to assess the opportunities afforded to and competence of pediatric residents in performing neonatal endotracheal intubations. The records of all intubations performed ...

When someone stops breathing, the clock starts ticking. First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe. This process ...

Device reduces the spread of infection from patients to clinicians during aerosol generating procedures like intubation of COVID-19 patients, among others HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / May 18, 2022 / ...

Researchers have introduced the first intubation robot operated by remote control. The robotic system may facilitate the intubation procedure and reduce some complications associated with airway ...

Background. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) occurs in up to 25% of ventilated patients, making a strong case for the need for effective prevention strategies. Colonization of the oropharynx, a ...