Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CPAP, high-flow nasal cannula and bilevel positive airway pressure each reduced the odds for extubation failure ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Noninvasive ventilation after extubation for critically ill patients with obesity led to less instances of ...

Infants born at the threshold of viability are among the most fragile patients in modern medicine. Active care at 22–25 weeks’ gestation has improved survival, yet the respiratory course of these ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Stopping enteral nutrition hours before an attempt at extubation didn't reduce risk of failure of extubation, a randomized trial showed. Continued enteral nutrition until extubation ...

Management of the difficult airway is one of the most relevant issues for practicing emergency physicians, intensivists, and anesthesiologists, since airway loss in an unconscious patient can lead to ...

Noninvasive ventilation reduces the need for intubation compared to standard medical care in adults with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Lancet. 2000;355:1931-1935; ...

Postextubation use of certain modes of noninvasive respiratory support was associated with fewer incidents of extubation failure in critically ill children, a meta-analysis found. Compared with ...

January 25, 2011 (San Diego, California) — Humidified high-flow oxygen therapy (HFT) reduces the need for intubation in older children and adults with acute respiratory failure, researchers reported ...

For patients who require single-lumen endotracheal intubation for general anesthesia, hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduces the number of attempts needed to achieve intubation, according to a ...