More than 1.5 million critically ill adults undergo tracheal intubation in a setting other than an operating room each year in the United States. 1,2 Failure to intubate the trachea on the first ...

Tracheal intubation was performed in an ICU in 73.2% of the patients and in an emergency department in 26.8%. In total, 85.9% of the intubations were performed by a resident or a fellow.

The practice of airway management and tracheal intubation remains a cornerstone of emergency and critical care medicine. Advances in technology and protocol development have substantially improved ...

Tracheal intubation is the gold standard for securing a patient's airway during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). During ventilation, intubation reduces the risk of gastric distension and the ...

Novices have greater success with tracheal intubation using an optical laryngoscope compared with a rigid laryngoscope, according to a study published in the Feb. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Is a supraglottic airway device superior to tracheal intubation as the initial advanced airway management strategy in adults with nontraumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest?

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 ...

Video laryngoscopy showed a higher first-attempt success rate than direct laryngoscopy for emergency tracheal intubation in critically ill patients under hospital settings, found a new trial.

Fewer ICU/ED patients experienced hypoxemia during intubation with receipt of preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation vs. an oxygen mask, according to research published in the New England ...

Topical application of corticosteroids to tracheal tubes to prevent postoperative sore throat in adults undergoing tracheal intubation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. https ...

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 ...