Having the patient apnoeic during intubation will prevent further unnecessary aerosolisation and achieve optimal conditions for intubation. In using the HE method, intubators must be familiar with ...

Background and Aim: Since the diagnostic value of ileoscopy is not well documented, it is uncertain if terminal ileum intubation should be performed routinely in patients undergoing colonoscopy.

AOT is substantially shorter in preterm infants compared with paediatric patients, and desaturation occurs quickly ... infants than that reported in older children and adults. Neonatal intubation is a ...

Up to 20% of patients requiring mechanical ventilation will suffer from difficult weaning (the need of more than 7 days of weaning after the first spontaneous breathing trial), which may depend on ...

"Don’t treat the doctor's office like an assignment. Think of it like BODY MAINTENANCE. You’d do it for your car, right?" ...

Duchess of Sussex? More like Duchess of Difficult. Meghan Markle was allegedly nicknamed the “Duchess of Difficult” “for a while,” British journalist Tom Quinn wrote for The London Times ...

In this Q&A, Marty Becker, DVM, Elite FFCP-V and Paul Bloom, DVM, DACVD, DABVP (Canine and Feline), Elite FFCP-III share extensive advice on how to minimize fear, anxiety, and stress in patients ...

Vietnamese hospitals are witnessing a surge in severe flu cases, with many patients suffering respiratory failure and requiring intensive care.

What is the Patient Safety Initiative? The Patient Safety Initiative is a collaborative, data-driven effort that gives hospitals and health systems a strong voice in the national conversation around ...

The widow of Philip Morris, Dana Morris, sues Spire Healthcare over his death following weight loss surgery, claiming ...

People who are good at emotional management and can tone down or amp up emotions as needed do better in many areas of life, says Kross. That’s because they know how to recover from what feels ...

A national audit8 demonstrated that 10% of patients experienced moderate or severe discomfort. Although measuring comfort is difficult, a number of scoring systems exist and all units should ...