It's widely known that patients who are intubated for five to six hours during lengthy surgeries are at greater risk for follow-up complications to the larynx (voice box) such as sore throat, ...

Respiratory support of neonates during and following laser surgery for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is commonly accomplished using endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation. However, most ...

Squadrone V, Coha M, Cerutti E, Schellino MM, Biolino P, Occella P, et al. Continuous positive airway pressure for treatment of postoperative hypoxemia. A randomized controlled trial. JAMA ...

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Terminal ileum intubation is considered the completion step of colonoscopy and is usually performed to assess the ileum. The histological examination of the ileal mucosa, which is acquired during ...

(Question re-posted because I think I posted it to the wrong category the last time) The night after my mother had a hysterectomy (surgery was at noon), she woke up and vomited a large amount of blood ...

The night after my mother had a hysterectomy (surgery at noon), she woke up and vomited a large amount of blood (the hospital bed was drenched). While the doctors feared it might be a medical ...

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 ...

The patient was suffering from post-intubation tracheal stenosis, a serious condition in which the windpipe becomes significantly narrowed following prolonged intubation.