These injuries are more likely to occur if an oversize endotracheal tube or over-pressurized cuff is used or left in position for longer than a week. The 3D-printed device may reduce medical workers’ ...

Lucy Letby was convicted of killing a baby by removing a breathing tube despite experts warning that ventilators often fall ...

An Iowa nursing home where criminal charges were filed over a resident’s death is now being sued for negligence by the ...

The Delaware state senator’s time in office has been a series of legislative love letters to her late husband. He’s still ...

The U.S. FDA reported a class I recall of tracheostomy tube kits by Minneapolis-based Smiths Medical Inc., because of the risk of separation of the tube’s pilot balloon and inflation line.

In dogs, endotracheal intubation is often necessary for surgery, dental prophylaxis, or other procedures that require gas anesthesia or ventilation. Following a few simple guidelines can help ...

Passion Hannah testified that her mother was never the same after the attack. She had a tracheostomy tube inserted to help ...

Going to the doctor can be frightening, intimidating and sometimes even embarrassing. You’re already ill or injured, and now ...

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 ...

It is made up of rings of cartilage that form a tube-like structure. The cartilage helps to hold the trachea open and prevent it from collapsing. A collapsing trachea is a chronic medical ...

One year since the accident that left now five-year-old King Allen fighting for his life, he's reaching major milestones. The ...