Trauma patients urgently requiring a breathing tube are more likely to survive if the tube is inserted before arriving at ...

Awake fibreoptic intubation (AFOI) remains a critical technique in managing difficult airways, particularly when conventional methods pose increased risks. This approach utilises a flexible fibreoptic ...

Conscious sedation during TAVR is increasingly common in the United States and is linked to better outcomes than procedures using general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation, but there is still ...

Trauma patients urgently requiring a breathing tube are more likely to survive if the tube is inserted before arriving at ...

Trained nurses in most critical care settings often administer propofol safely to patients who are intubated and ventilated. However, some practitioners have been lulled into a false sense of security ...

A clinical risk scoring system can accurately assess a patient’s chance of undergoing unplanned tracheal intubation after surgery, according to research published in the July issue of Anesthesia & ...

A pretested questionnaire was distributed via e-mail to the program directors of the neonatology divisions with accredited fellowship programs in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine in the United States. Of ...

Around 1 in 10 surgery patients studied by researchers were still partly conscious during their procedure despite having been given general anesthesia, a study has suggested. The study involved 338 ...

The federal government has flagged serious concerns over shortages of drugs used to sedate patients and help them breathe – drugs that are critical in the treatment of COVID-19. Health Canada has ...

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings, lies in a hospital with a gunshot wound to the side of his neck, sedated and intubated, sources say. But he could be brought ...