Intubation is a procedure that's used when you can't breathe on your own. Your doctor puts a tube down your throat and into your windpipe to make it easier to get air into and out of your lungs. A ...

Maintaining an open airway is a critical priority in emergency medicine. Without the flow of oxygen, other emergency ...

Endotracheal intubation (EI) is often an emergency procedure that’s performed on people who are unconscious or who can’t breathe on their own. EI maintains an open airway and helps prevent suffocation ...

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 ...

The new system avoids this brute-force approach. Called the soft robotic intubation system (SRIS), it relies on a soft, inflatable tube that everts from its tip — essentially turning inside out as it ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Video vs. direct laryngoscopy prevents first attempt intubation failure in about one out of every seven patients ...

Repeat intubation of the sigmoid colon shows benefits in the detection of adenomas that may otherwise be missed with only a forward view of the right colon.

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 ...