Objective To determine the incidence, indicators and clinical impact of difficult tracheal intubations in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Design Retrospective review of prospectively ...

Correspondence to Dr Manuel Florian Struck, Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany; manuelstruck{at}web.de Background Emergency ...

Xu Chengzhi, a physician from the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University, guides a local surgeon through a procedure in Wenshan in October. WANG XIAOYU/CHINA DAILY Xu Chengzhi, a physician from the ...

A physician from the Eye and ENT Hospital of Fudan University performs an oral examination on a student in Malipo county in Wenshan, Yunnan province, in October. WANG XIAOYU/CHINA DAILY Just a few ...

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 ...

Objectives: Some trauma patients have an undiagnosed cervical spine injury but require immediate airway control. This paper reports an emergency department’s (ED) experience with these patients. In ...

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, ...

When techniques that paramedics could improve upon are discussed, often, the topic of advanced airway comes up. We have statistically low success rates in achieving an advanced airway with an ...

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 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Emergency responders now have a new and upgrade tool up in their medical kit. Paramedics said it’s a new and improved way to help people with an obstructed airway. “It is a game ...