SAN FRANCISCO -- By now you have heard about the huge demand for ventilators to help patients infected with COVID-19. But why are they needed and how are they used? That's the question we posed to Dr.

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. In recent weeks, from Italy to the United States, a debate has risen among the doctors ...

Here are three difficult-airway protocols for healthcare facilities to identify difficult-to-intubate patients across different departments and teams, developed by anesthesiologists at Sunrise, ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) – Emergency responders now have a new and upgrade tool up in their medical kit. Paramedics said it’s a new and improved way to help people with an obstructed airway. “It is a game ...

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 ...

In comatose patients with a suspicion of acute poisoning, opting for a conservative approach by refraining from intubation has a significant clinical advantage concerning the combined outcomes of ...

New research published in JAMA shows early intubation of adults suffering from an in-hospital cardiac arrest is associated with a significantly lower likelihood of survival to hospital discharge.

Rather than rushing to intubate, doctors say they now look for other ways to boost the patients' oxygen. One method, known as "proning," is telling or helping patients to roll over and lie on their ...