Silver has antimicrobial properties in vitro and may reduce biofilm formation on and bacterial adherence to the endotracheal tube. Kollef and colleagues (2008) conducted a prospective, randomized ...

health.wa.gov.au Traditionally, uncuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) have been used for artificial ventilation of infants and children. More recently, newer designed high-volume low-pressure (HVLP) ...

health.wa.gov.au High volume low pressure cuffed endotracheal tubes (ETTs) are being used with increasing frequency in neonates during anaesthesia and in paediatric intensive care units (PICUs). The ...

Introduction: Attempted tracheal replacement efforts thus far have had very little success. Major limiting factors have been the inability to efficiently re-vascularise and mimic the mechanical ...

And if the polar vortex is to blame. First, a quick refresher on the polar vortex. The polar vortex is a region of very strong winds that form a circle around the North Pole. The vortex is located ...

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We have statistically low success rates in achieving an advanced airway with an endotracheal (ET) tube, and although there are other techniques that we can utilize (e.g., the i-gel), there are ...

The system, known as a polar vortex, is forecast to bring subzero temperatures to the Midwest, Mid-Atlantic and deep into the South. And it looks as if we may get more arctic blasts in the coming ...