"It's confusing to us." A debate over whether to put oxygen-deprived COVID-19 patients on a ventilator — or "intubate" them — has emerged in the last month. "We started treating this as a knee ...

but when the VAP rate dropped to 0% per 1,000 ventilator days in the intervention group and was sustained at 0% for 6 months, the medical director asked the researcher to include all intubated ...

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 ...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP ... controlled study in patients requiring >24 h of intubation to determine whether silver-coated endotracheal tubes can reduce the incidence of ...

While the number of fresh cases has declined, health experts claim the city will witness a surge in the number of deaths ...

accounting for 41% who needed ventilation or died. This was followed by high blood pressure, which accounted for 31% of intubated and dead patients, and diabetes, representing 27% of intubated and ...