Endotracheal intubation (EI) is often an emergency procedure ... Your trachea then divides and becomes two smaller tubes: the right and left main bronchi. Each tube connects to one of your lungs.

To minimize the exposure of health care workers to SARS-CoV-2, the number of staff present during endotracheal intubation should be limited. Four operators, whose roles are predefined, should be ...

A sore throat is one of the most common side effects. Intubation is when an endotracheal tube is inserted into your airways through your nose or mouth. This tube helps keep your airways open so ...

You can be intubated either through your nose or mouth. Either scenario would be referred to as endotracheal intubation. More specifically, intubation through the mouth is called orotracheal ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...

Clinicians with inadequate access to standard personal protective equipment (PPE) have been compelled to improvise protective barrier enclosures for use during endotracheal intubation. We describe ...

Use of hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduced the number of attempts needed to achieve endotracheal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy among adults undergoing elective or emergent ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prophylactic endotracheal intubation prior to endoscopy was not beneficial for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and was instead tied to adverse risks, researchers ...

In dogs, endotracheal intubation is often necessary for surgery ... If the tube is advanced too far, it can enter the right or left mainstem bronchus, eliminating ventilation of the other lung ...

An intubation kit should be available in case re-intubation becomes necessary. Leaving an endotracheal tube inserted for too long can also cause complications. Animals must be monitored closely ...