The prevalence of respiratory and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are the main factors driving the rise in ...

Prehospital intubation using both a sedative and a paralytic may double the odds of first-pass success compared with intubation without medication, a US study finds.

Another promising method for raising ET tube success rates is utilization of the bougie. The bougie is a flexible tip guide that doesn’t require the EMS provider to fully visualize the vocal ...

"You will hear that an audit carried out by Liverpool Women's Hospital recorded that whilst Lucy Letby was working there, dislodgement of endotracheal tubes occurred in 40% of shifts that she worked.

Medtronic’s recall, launched July 9, pulls all versions and lots of its NIM Standard and NIM Contact EMG reinforced endotracheal tubes from the market, and the company said it is canceling all ...

The FDA has elevated a recall from Medline that has seen the device distributor pull tens of thousands of endotracheal tubes from use. The company’s SubG ventilation tubes deliver oxygen down ...

Source Reference: Ruetzler K, et al "Video laryngoscopy vs direct laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation in the operating room: a cluster randomized clinical trial" JAMA 2024; DOI: 10.1001/jama ...

Brandon Heggie can't speak highly enough of end tidal capnography for understanding patient disease process and endotracheal tube placement. Brandon Heggie can't speak highly enough of the use of ...

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