CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Prophylactic endotracheal intubation prior to endoscopy was not beneficial for patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding and was instead tied to adverse risks, researchers ...

The FDA informed Gilead that it could not approve its new drug application for bulevirtide, an investigational treatment for chronic hepatitis D virus infection and compensated liver disease. In the ...

Researchers report the results of two randomized controlled trials of unsedated colonoscopy comparing water infusion vs. air insufflation to distend the colon. Studies showed that patient tolerance ...

SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, is so infectious that protecting health care workers from it as they treat patients is an important issue in the fight against this pandemic. Reliable ...

Researchers have found that technically efficient screening and diagnostic colonoscopy generally requires experience with 150 cases or more. Colonoscopy is a fiberoptic (endoscopic) procedure in which ...

Use of hyperangulated video laryngoscopy reduced the number of attempts needed to achieve endotracheal intubation compared with direct laryngoscopy among adults undergoing elective or emergent ...

CROSBY 1 recently compiled some of the ingenious devices designed for obtaining material from the gastrointestinal tract for diagnostic purposes. In particular, he described details of a gold trap, ...

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 ...

Intubation can be lifesaving, but it does come with the potential to cause complications. A sore throat is one of the most common side effects. Intubation is when an endotracheal tube is inserted into ...

Intubation is a procedure that's used when you can't breathe on your own. Your doctor puts a tube down your throat and into your windpipe to make it easier to get air into and out of your lungs. A ...

When someone stops breathing, the clock starts ticking. First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe. This process ...