The simple oropharyngeal (Guedel) airway is commonly used to help maintain a clear airway during the initial stages ofresuscitation. The nasopharyngeal airway is sometimes used in the ...

nasopharyngeal airways (NPAs), oropharyngeal airways (OPAs), laryngeal mask airways (LMAs), etc. Appropriate treatment and management for any type of airway compromise, whether it be respiratory ...

PHIL JEVON, RESUSCITATION OFFICER, MANOR HOSPITAL, WALSALL; JAGTAR SINGH POONI, CONSULTANT IN ANAESTHESIA AND INTENSIVE CARE, CITY HOSPITAL, BIRMINGHAM An oropharyngeal (Guedal) airway can be used ...

Dr Vain said: "We conclude that routine intrapartum oropharyngeal (mouth) and nasopharyngeal (nose ... the obstetrician and neonatologist who failed to appropriately clear the airway. Dr Vain told BBC ...

Infants born preterm have significantly lower nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal volumes, compared with newborn peers carried to full term, and those lower airway volumes are independent of the ...

According to the CDC, nasopharyngeal swabs, which are done by swabbing far up into the nose, are more accurate than oropharyngeal, which are throat swabs. Connor follows the CDC’s recommendation ...

The oropharyngeal airway refers to the pharynx, the hollow tube inside the neck that starts behind the nose and stops at the top of the windpipe and esophagus. This article examines the symptoms ...