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, ...

Respiratory support of neonates during and following laser surgery for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is commonly accomplished using endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. However, most ...

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A single-case report describes acute right ventricular dysfunction during anesthetic induction in an infant with repaired ...

Squadrone V, Coha M, Cerutti E, Schellino MM, Biolino P, Occella P, et al. Continuous positive airway pressure for treatment of postoperative hypoxemia. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA ...

• Positioning patients in a semi-Fowler position with the head and trunk raised may increase intubation success and decrease aspiration risk. • Preoxygenation with high-flow nasal oxygen is effective ...

The night after my mother had a hysterectomy (surgery at noon), she woke up and vomited a large amount of blood (the hospital bed was drenched). While the doctors feared it might be a medical ...

Terminal ileum intubation is considered the completion step of colonoscopy and is usually performed to assess the ileum. The histological examination of the ileal mucosa, which is acquired during ...

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 ...