Background and aims: Acquired bullous emphysema occurs in preterm infants as a sequela of BPD or of a mechanical valve gear mechanism. The characteristics is generalized air trapping or uneven ...

A new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal and Neonatal Edition showed that video laryngoscopy (VL) is the standard of treatment for newborn intubations in the ...

This study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review board of the Veterans Administration of Pittsburgh Health Care System. The VAPHCS is a tertiary care/transplant center for a wide ...

Airway management is a core emergency medicine competency. Physicians are expected to be able to intubate both adult and pediatric patients safely with a minimum of adverse events. A new study ...

Airway obstruction by foreign bodies is rarely encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit. The majority of those cases reported are iatrogenic. This paper reports a case of acute airway ...

COVID-19 is characterized by respiratory difficulty and often patients require intubation and ventilation. The act of intubating can trigger a gag or cough reflex leading to an involuntary emission of ...

Read before the Surgical Section of the Suffolk District Medical Society, November 4, 1891. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

Ketamine and etomidate were compared in the ED and ICU as the primary sedative during emergency tracheal intubation.

Preventing the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) from patients to health care workers is of paramount importance. Endotracheal intubation, in particular, is a high-risk ...

Dr. David Farcy was in the midst of a discussion about treatment with a severely ill COVID-19 patient at Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach when he realized something unusual. The patient’s ...

Read before the Surgical Section of the Suffolk District Medical Society, November 4, 1891.