The current wave of COVID cases is leading to more hospital and intensive care (ICU) admissions. Frontline health workers and experts use the term "intubation" for the extra breathing support some ...

Intubation during critical care transport is associated with a high incidence of hemodynamic collapse, including life-threatening situations. The pre-intubation shock index predicts risk. Researchers ...

BOSTON - The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 23 new COVID-19-related deaths across the state Monday, bringing the state's total to 7,647. State health officials also reported 87 new ...

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Prone positioning significantly reduced the need for intubation among nonintubated adults with ...

Compared with preoxygenation with an oxygen mask, preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation led to a lower incidence of hypoxemia during emergency intubation among critically ill adults undergoing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hypocapnia patients had an intubation rate of 41%. They also had an in-hospital mortality rate of 27.7% There ...

High-intensity noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) might have reduced need for endotracheal intubation for persistent hypercapnia during acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive ...