Emergency medicine training prepares doctors like me to suss out tricky airways before we start the intubation procedure. There are mnemonics that remind us of things to look out for, both in ...

Prolonged mechanical ventilation is a patient safety issue. According to one epidemiological study, approximately 310 people ...

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After nearly three months of intensive care at Sant'Eugenio Hospital, the firefighter who was seriously injured on August 21 ...

A multi-disciplinary team of specialists at the Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) carried out a globally rare Foetal Endoscopic Tracheal Intubation (FETI) procedure to remove a ...

Palliative patients could receive narcotics or other drugs for comfort but were not eligible for CPR or intubation, for ...

Freestanding ASC claims accounted for almost half of all anesthesia-related malpractice cases, according to a recent study published in the International Anesthesia Research Society journal that ...

The American College of Surgeons has recognized 58 U.S. hospitals for achieving "meritorious" surgical care outcomes in 2023.

intubation and mechanical ventilation — even though her physician told her family the procedures would likely cause injury and pain in the last minutes of her life without changing the outcome.

Intubation is typically needed for longer procedures or those involving the chest or abdomen where deeper control over the airway and breathing is necessary. General anesthesia is a vital medical ...