DrBicuspid

GEB an option when nasal intubation doesn't work

An alternative anesthetic technique can be employed when conventional nasal intubation methods do not work in patients undergoing dental procedures or oral surgery. The method involves a gum elastic ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Anesthesiologists Tout Alternate Method to Conventional Intubation

Anesthesiologists can use an alternative anesthetic technique involving a gum elastic bougie device when conventional nasal intubation methods do not work, according to an article published in the ...
Medscape

Prone Positioning Curbs Need for Intubation in Nonintubated COVID-19 Patients

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Prone positioning significantly reduced the need for intubation among nonintubated adults with ...
Nature

133 Thiopental/Suxamethonium/Remifentanil Premedication is Superior to Morphine for Semi Urgent Intubation in Preterm Infants -A Randomized Blinded Intervention Study

Background: No evidence based guidelines for intubation premedication are available in newborn infants. Our aim was to investigate, in a blinded RCT stratified for gestational and postnatal age, ...
KTLA

Smiths Medical Issues Urgent Medical Device Correction Informing Customers of a Potential Issue with Certain Sizes of Intubation ORAL/NASAL Endotracheal Tubes Being Smaller ...

MINNEAPOLIS, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Smiths Medical has issued an Urgent Medical Device Correction to notify affected global customers of a potential issue with the 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 mm ...