Nasotracheal intubation is a critical airway management procedure widely employed during maxillofacial and oral surgeries. This technique involves the careful advancement of an endotracheal tube via ...

Hypoxemia is the most common complication of emergency endotracheal intubation of children, with an incidence of up to 50%. In this randomized trial of children under 16 years, nasal high-flow oxygen ...

An 11-year-old girl died in western France last month from rare intubation complications during a back surgery. The girl had been suffering from scoliosis, a sideways curve of the spine that can be ...

Arytenoid dislocation is an infrequent yet significant complication following endotracheal intubation. It involves the displacement of the arytenoid cartilage from the cricoarytenoid joint, often ...

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 ...

Immediately after intubation, the operator reported the Cormack–Lehane grade of laryngeal view (with grades ranging from 1 [view of most of the vocal cords] to 4 [epiglottis not visible]), 22 the ...

Share on Facebook. Opens in a new tab or window Share on X. Opens in a new tab or window Share on LinkedIn. Opens in a new tab or window Use of video rather than direct laryngoscope led to better ...

NEW YORK - In trauma victims with severe head injuries, reduced levels of oxygen and lower heart rates are common complications of out-of-hospital rapid sequence intubation conducted by paramedics, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . More than one intubation attempt was required in just 1.7% of 4,413 surgical procedures using video laryngoscopy ...

Being intubated means having a tube inserted into your windpipe to keep your airways open. Intubation usually helps you breathe during emergencies or surgeries by connecting you to a ventilator.

Preoxygenation with a bag-valve-mask device did not reduce the risk for hypoxemia compared with preoxygenation with a face mask during emergency tracheal intubation in the emergency department (ED) or ...