ALLMedicine™ Tracheal Intubation Center

Sep 19th, 2021 - Laryngeal transoral surgery classically requires a neuromuscular block (NMB) to facilitate tracheal intubation and to improve surgical conditions. However, the short duration of most procedures and the potential complications of residual NMB lead ...

Sep 17th, 2021 - Neonatal tracheal intubation (TI) is a high-risk procedure associated with adverse safety events. In our newborn and infant ICU, we measure adverse tracheal intubation-associated events (TIAEs) as part of our participation in National Emergency Ai...

Sep 11th, 2021 - Tracheal intubation is among the most frequently performed manoeuvres in the critical care setting, and can be life-saving in critical illness, though also associated with serious adverse events such as oesophageal intubation or tracheal tube obst...

Sep 10th, 2021 - Adequate illumination of the larynx is needed during laryngoscopy to facilitate tracheal intubation. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has established a minimum light intensity for direct laryngoscopy (DL) of over 500 lux fo...

Sep 4th, 2021 - Difficult airway management in children is associated with significant morbidity. This narrative review on error traps in airway management aims to highlight the common pitfalls and proposes solutions to optimize best practices for pediatric diffi...

Feb 7th, 2018 - These guidelines describe a comprehensive strategy to optimize oxygenation, airway management, and tracheal intubation in critically ill patients, in all hospital locations. They are a direct response to the 4th National Audit Project of the Royal...

Oct 18th, 2013 - Previously active in the mid-1990s, the Canadian Airway Focus Group (CAFG) studied the unanticipated difficult airway and made recommendations on management in a 1998 publication. The CAFG has since reconvened to examine more recent scientific lit...

Jan 11th, 2013 - Respiratory complications after tracheal extubation are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, suggesting that process improvements in this clinical area are needed. The decreased rate of respiratory adverse events occurring during t...

Nov 9th, 2012 - The ABCs of trauma resuscitation begin with the airway evaluation, and effective airway management is imperative in the care of a patient with critical injury. The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma Practice Management Guidelines commit...

Aug 2nd, 2011 - Routine use of a partograph is associated with a reduction in the use of forceps, but is not associated with a reduction in the use of vacuum extraction (Level A). Early artificial rupture of the membranes, associated with oxytocin perfusion, does...

Mar 24th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Two new studies suggest wide international variation in intubation and extubation practices and associated adverse events among critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation. "Variability can only be leverage...

Feb 18th, 2021 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Although half of patients with diabetes hospitalized with COVID-19 will be discharged from hospital within a month of admission, a fifth will have...

Jan 26th, 2021 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A negative-pressure ventilator designed to support patients with respiratory failure from COVID-19 and other lung diseases was comfortable and allowed good nursing and monitoring access in a small study in healthy volun...

Oct 8th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Tracheal intubation and extubation may not produce enough aerosols to warrant being designated as procedures associated with high risk for transmi...

Oct 8th, 2020 - Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Tracheal intubation and extubation may not produce enough aerosols to warrant being designated as procedures associated with high risk for transmi...