Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prophylactic endotracheal intubation prior to endoscopy was not beneficial for patients with ...

The common practice of using proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) as prophylaxis against stress ulcers during invasive ventilation significantly reduced the risk of problematic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA informed Gilead that it could not approve its new drug application for bulevirtide, an investigational ...

The first-in-human study showed no adverse events and a 100% rate of cecal intubation, where the endoscope is guided to the ...

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 ...

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 ...

CROSBY 1 recently compiled some of the ingenious devices designed for obtaining material from the gastrointestinal tract for diagnostic purposes. In particular, he described details of a gold trap, ...

Endotracheal intubation (EI) is often an emergency procedure that’s performed on people who are unconscious or who can’t breathe on their own. EI maintains an open airway and helps prevent suffocation ...

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 ...

A novel nano vibrator system that uses surface acoustic waves has been shown to ease discomfort and pain associated with nasogastric intubation. The alternative text for this image may have been ...

In a US study of patients without cardiac arrest who required prehospital intubation, rapid sequence intubation (RSI), involving the use of a sedative and paralytic, was associated with increased odds ...