Introduction Intensive care unit (ICU) visiting restrictions in hospitals, implemented due to infection control and other factors, limited contact between patients and family members, affecting ...

In this eBook, learn about optimal patient positioning, securing an airway with facial trauma involvement and the benefits of the bougie in airway management Making use of all available intubation ...

Airway obstruction caused by the detachment of obstructing fibrinous tracheal pseudomembrane (OFTP) secondary to airway mucosal injury from endotracheal intubation is extremely rare in clinical ...

The randomized trial was conducted in 14 emergency departments and intensive care units in the US involving critically ill adults who were undergoing tracheal intubation. HealthDay News — Use of ...

Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, ketamine for anesthesia did not result in a significantly lower incidence of in-hospital death by day 28 compared with etomidate. In ...

Etomidate, the most common anesthesia induction agent for emergency tracheal intubation, causes adrenal suppression and can lead to corticosteroid insufficiency. In a large trial, in-hospital death ...

For critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, observational studies suggest that the use of etomidate to induce anesthesia may increase the risk of death. Whether the use of ketamine ...

An analysis of 7.6 million trauma cases over 7 years showed that 3.7% of patients underwent emergency department (ED) endotracheal intubation (ETI), which was associated with a mortality rate of 10.2% ...

Keeping an airway open is the first rule of saving a life. Yet endotracheal intubation, sliding a tube into the trachea to restore breathing, is one of the toughest medical procedures, even for ...

Maintaining an open airway is a critical priority in emergency medicine. Without the flow of oxygen, other emergency interventions can become ineffective at saving the patient’s life. However, ...