Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prophylactic endotracheal intubation prior to endoscopy was not beneficial for patients with ...

The common practice of using proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) as prophylaxis against stress ulcers during invasive ventilation significantly reduced the risk of problematic gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The FDA informed Gilead that it could not approve its new drug application for bulevirtide, an investigational ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CROSBY 1 recently compiled some of the ingenious devices designed for obtaining material from the gastrointestinal tract for diagnostic purposes. In particular, he described details of a gold trap, ...

A novel nano vibrator system that uses surface acoustic waves has been shown to ease discomfort and pain associated with nasogastric intubation. The alternative text for this image may have been ...

Intubation is a standard procedure that involves passing a tube into a person’s airway. Doctors often perform it before surgery or in emergencies to give medication or help a person breathe. Most ...