Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP ... controlled study in patients requiring >24 h of intubation to determine whether silver-coated endotracheal tubes can reduce the incidence of ...

In dogs, endotracheal intubation is often necessary for surgery, dental prophylaxis, or other procedures that require gas anesthesia or ventilation. Following a few simple guidelines can help ...

This double blind, stratified, randomized placebo control trial was conducted between November 2007 and April 2009. Eligible participants were patients aged 3 months to 15 yrs who required ...

Selective intubation in 3 cases was done on the left side. 2 patients needed 2 courses of unilateral ventilation and 1 had 3 courses. Therapy was successful in 7 patients, who had no recurrence of ...

These procedures included mask ventilation, intubation, fibre optic intubation, emergency front-of-neck access and the use of supraglottic device. In intubation, a tube is inserted into a patient ...