Modified endotracheal tubes designed to reduce patient pneumonia risk failed to improve outcomes compared to standard ...

In-hospital mortality by day 28 did not significantly differ based on use of ketamine or etomidate to induce anesthesia in ...

Risk of cardiovascular collapse during intubation and other safety outcomes also weren't any lower with ketamine. In fact, ...

No reduction seen in in-hospital death by day 28 with use of ketamine rather than etomidate to induce anesthesia in critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation ...

A new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal and Neonatal Edition showed that video laryngoscopy (VL) is the standard of treatment for newborn intubations in the ...

Intubation is a technique doctors can use to keep your airway open by placing a tube into your trachea (windpipe) either through your mouth or nose. You may need to be intubated if your airway is ...

Intubation is a standard procedure that involves passing a tube into a person’s airway. Doctors often perform it before surgery or in emergencies to give medication or help a person breathe. Most ...

Doctors treating seriously ill patients in an emergency setting may want to give the sedative etomidate, rather than ketamine ...

ERCP in the supine or left lateral positions appears to be more efficient due to fewer intubations and doesn’t increase ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Use of video rather than direct laryngoscope led to better ...

To minimize the exposure of health care workers to SARS-CoV-2, the number of staff present during endotracheal intubation should be limited. Four operators, whose roles are predefined, should be ...

A randomized trial shows combined water exchange and cap-assisted colonoscopy shortens cecal intubation time and reduces pain in unsedated procedures.