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 ...

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 ...

A doctor in Alabama described in a Sunday post on Facebook how she has to inform unvaccinated COVID-19 patients begging for the vaccine that it was too late for the shots before she performs ...

Ventilators have become a common hospital metric over the course of the coronavirus pandemic, but one Michigan doctor highlighted that the use of such machines typically signals a dire future for most ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with delayed vs. early intubation had worse hospital mortality, ICU mortality and death within 90 days.

Deb Massey is also a Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, John Flynn Hospital. The current wave of COVID cases is leading to more hospital and intensive care (ICU) admissions. Frontline health ...

Intubation can be lifesaving, but it does come with the potential to cause complications. A sore throat is one of the most common side effects. Intubation is when an endotracheal tube is inserted into ...

To minimize the exposure of health care workers to SARS-CoV-2, the number of staff present during endotracheal intubation should be limited. Four operators, whose roles are predefined, should be ...

In a US study of patients without cardiac arrest who required prehospital intubation, rapid sequence intubation (RSI), involving the use of a sedative and paralytic, was associated with increased odds ...