The Endotracheal Tube Market presents opportunities in increasing hospital admissions, rising respiratory diseases, an aging population, and technological advancements like antimicrobial surfaces ...

Smiths Medical recalled certain sizes of its Portex oral/nasal endotracheal tubes because of a manufacturing defect that results in a smaller diameter, which could potentially lead to inadequate ...

Background When intubating newborns, clinicians aim to position the endotracheal tube (ETT) tip in the midtrachea. The depth to which ETTs should be inserted is often estimated using the infant’s ...

Background Endotracheal tube (ETT) tip position is determined on chest X-ray (CXR) and should lie between the upper border of the first thoracic vertebra (T1) and the lower border of second thoracic ...

Tracheal intubation is a medical operation for patient lung ventilation support in emergency care units. The act involves introducing a plastic tube, the Endotracheal tube, into the patient airway ...

Your doctor uses a chest X-ray to: Look at your chest bones, heart, and lungs See if your pacemaker, defibrillator, or other heart devices are in place Check on any catheters and chest tubes you ...

The FDA has elevated a recall from Medline that has seen the device distributor pull tens of thousands of endotracheal tubes from use. The company’s SubG ventilation tubes deliver oxygen down ...

Brandon Heggie can't speak highly enough of end tidal capnography for understanding patient disease process and endotracheal tube placement.

Patients who underwent a pulmonary lobectomy had their chest tube removed earlier and spent less time in the hospital with a digital vs. analog air leak detection device, according to results ...

Intubation is when an endotracheal tube is inserted into your airways through your nose or mouth. This tube helps keep your airways open so that a machine can deliver oxygen and help you breathe.