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 ...

Use of video rather than direct laryngoscope led to better rates of successful tracheal intubation on the first attempt for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) or emergency ...

Drs Robert Glatter and Ken Milne discuss what the recent RSI trial reveals — and does not reveal — about choosing etomidate ...

Use of hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduced the number of attempts needed to achieve endotracheal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy among adults undergoing elective or emergent ...

Intubation is a word that’s been mentioned a lot lately when it comes to discussing patients who are seriously ill with COVID-19. But the procedure isn’t specific to the novel coronavirus; it’s been ...

The first consensus guideline aimed at reducing the incidence of unrecognized esophageal intubation by recommending consideration of technical and human factors that contribute to the problem has been ...

To quantify the importance of successful endotracheal intubation on the first attempt among extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants who require resuscitation after delivery. A retrospective chart ...

In current clinical care, most critically-ill adults undergoing emergency tracheal intubation receive preoxygenation through an oxygen mask. Administering supplemental oxygen to patients prior to the ...

The purpose of this study was to investigate the outcomes of nasolacrimal duct intubation in the primary treatment of congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO) in children aged 7 years and ...

Pretty much any time a patient is placed under a general anesthetic, a plastic endotracheal tube is inserted down their throat, in order to keep their airway open. The procedure is known as intubation ...