Thomas Mencke; Refa Maria Jacobs; Susann Machmueller; Martin Sauer; Christine Heidecke; Anja Kallert; Hans Wilhelm Pau; Gabriele Noeldge-Schomburg; Attila Ovari Significantly fewer patients in our ...

Neonatal intubation remains a pivotal intervention in the provision of respiratory support for critically ill or premature infants. Recent refinements in technique, training, and premedication ...

Intubation is a standard procedure that involves passing a tube into a person’s airway. Doctors often perform it before surgery or in emergencies to give medication or help a person breathe. Most ...

In a multicenter, double-blind trial, we randomly assigned mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis to receive dexmedetomidine (0.2 to 1.5 μg per kilogram of body weight per hour) or propofol (5 to ...

Intubation is a technique doctors can use to keep your airway open by placing a tube into your trachea (windpipe) either through your mouth or nose. You may need to be intubated if your airway is ...

Propofol is a strong anesthetic that's used for surgery, some medical exams, and for sedation for people on ventilators -- never as a sleep aid. It's given by IV and should only be administered by a ...

There are many drugs that anesthesiologists can use to induce unconsciousness in patients, but exactly how these drugs cause the brain to lose consciousness has been a longstanding question. A study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Mortality, sedation quality and delirium in those receiving dexmedetomidine or clonidine did not differ from ...

In a US study of patients without cardiac arrest who required prehospital intubation, rapid sequence intubation (RSI), involving the use of a sedative and paralytic, was associated with increased odds ...