Whether video laryngoscopy as compared with direct laryngoscopy increases the likelihood of successful tracheal intubation on the first attempt among critically ill adults is uncertain. In a ...

For critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, observational studies suggest that the use of etomidate to induce anesthesia may increase the risk of death. Whether the use of ketamine ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A multicenter, randomized trial is planned to assess ketamine vs. etomidate in patients requiring intubation.

For tracheal intubation anesthesia in critically ill patients, ketamine didn't improve survival compared with etomidate, a pragmatic clinical trial showed. In-hospital death by day 28 occurred in 28.1 ...

Intubation is essential in outpatient surgeries that involve general anesthesia (GA). The process of nasotracheal intubation (NTI) poses challenges due to the blind insertion of the tracheal tube into ...

Awake intensive care unit (ICU) patients with endotracheal intubation are exposed to various physiological and psychological stressors due to their medical conditions. As they are unable to ...