A randomized controlled trial found that a multicomponent titrated slow induction strategy altered peri-intubation mean ...

An international study has found around 1 in 10 participants under planned general anesthesia were able to respond to commands. Importantly no subjects remembered the commands after surgery.

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 ...

A BMC Surgery case report describes successful Disposcope endoscope-guided tracheal intubation under slow induction with ...

It's widely known that patients who are intubated for five to six hours during lengthy surgeries are at greater risk for follow-up complications to the larynx (voice box) such as sore throat, ...

In an emergency, it is vital to assure that an injured or ill patient has adequate oxygen in the blood in order to prevent brain damage and sustain life. When the patient is unable to breathe or there ...

How can clinicians better protect hypertensive patients from dangerous blood pressure surges during tracheal intubation?

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Predicting prehospital intubation via the Intub-8 machine learning model was estimated to prevent 170 deaths a ...

Wu Xia, an anesthesiologist with the 22nd Chinese medical team in Guyana, was called by local colleagues to assist a 2.8-kilogram (6.2-pound) premature infant who had developed the condition. The ...

Honolulu, HI, February 03, 2011 --(PR.com)-- When solving a problem, there's a popular saying to "Keep it simple." But keeping it simple only works if one truly understands the nature of the problem ...