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 / ...

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 ...

Working as an emergency and critical care physician at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Dr. Steven Tropello is seeing the lack of protective equipment for medical workers up close. One ...

KUALA LUMPUR, April 4 -- The desire to assist frontliners performing intubation procedures for COVID-19 patients has prompted a surgeon to create a ‘protective intubation box’, with the help of ...

A robotic device that crawls into lungs could help deliver vital air to patients, researchers say. To help anesthetized or critically ill patients breathe, flexible plastic tubes are placed into the ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is so infectious that protecting health care workers from it as they treat patients is an important issue in the fight against this pandemic. Reliable ...

In current clinical care, most critically ill adults undergoing emergency tracheal intubation receive preoxygenation through an oxygen mask. Administering supplemental oxygen to patients prior to the ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Video vs. direct laryngoscopy prevents first attempt intubation failure in about one out of every seven patients ...