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Awake Videolaryngoscopy: Effective and Safe in Anticipated Difficult Intubations

Awake tracheal intubation using videolaryngoscopy is safe and effective in patients with suspected difficult airways, with a ...
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Are laryngeal mask airways preferable to tracheal tubes?

Laryngeal mask airways (LMA) lower laryngospasm more than threefold compared to endotracheal tubes (ETT) used for general anesthesia, according to a new systematic review of the literature (Journal of ...
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Any Advantage of Using a Supraglottic Airway Device Over Tracheal Intubation in OHCA?

Determining what type of airway management strategy to implement for a patient having an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is a complex decision that involves a broad range of variables. Inclusion ...
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Drug-eluting endotracheal tubes for preventing airway complications

In a proof-of-concept study, researchers at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) have created a coating that can be applied to endotracheal tubes and release antimicrobial peptides that target ...
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Clinical Report by Salem Pain Clinic, Surrey, Canada, Highlights the Challenges and Risks of Endotracheal Airway Care During the COVID-19 Respiratory Pandemic

SURREY, British Columbia, Nov. 01, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A clinical report has highlighted the risks and challenges associated with tracheal extubation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The important ...
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Securing the airway in a child with tracheal agenesis – an alternative perspective

The most common causes of neonatal respiratory distress in the delivery room are birth asphyxia, prematurity and meconium aspiration. There are other less common causes such as diaphragmatic hernia, ...