WASHINGTON — Inside the “Build and Design Lab” at American University in Washington, D.C., a 3-D printer is crafting a small solution to a big problem. It’s an all-in-one, disposable, and ...

A man from Morro Bay who owns a local construction company is using his talents to help those on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic. Paul Choucalas created a clear vinyl box to protect ...

Endotracheal intubation (EI) is often an emergency procedure that’s performed on people who are unconscious or who can’t breathe on their own. EI maintains an open airway and helps prevent suffocation ...

Etomidate, the most common anesthesia induction agent for emergency tracheal intubation, causes adrenal suppression and can lead to corticosteroid insufficiency. In a large trial, in-hospital death ...

In normal times, two or three patients a day would need to be intubated at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. These are not normal times. "On any given day, we would intubate approximately 10 ...

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.

Pretty much any time a patient is placed under a general anesthetic, a plastic endotracheal tube is inserted down their throat, in order to keep their airway open. The procedure is known as intubation ...

Most people infected with the coronavirus recover on their own after a few weeks. But some develop a severe respiratory infection that could land them in the intensive care unit on an invasive ...

When a patient is placed under general anesthesia or otherwise has difficulty breathing on their own, they typically have a plastic endotracheal tube inserted into their mouth and down their trachea.

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Intubation is a word that’s been mentioned a lot lately when it comes to discussing patients who are seriously ill with COVID-19. But the procedure isn’t specific to the novel coronavirus; it’s been ...