Epinephrine is a commonly used agent for a variety of indications and clinical scenarios within the emergency department. It is commonly administered during cardiopulmonary arrest and serves as an ...

Awake fibreoptic intubation (AFOI) remains a critical technique in managing difficult airways, particularly when conventional methods pose increased risks. This approach utilises a flexible fibreoptic ...

Anesthesiologists should not start with the consideration of how to handle difficult intubation, but rather the other variables that affect outcome of patients presenting with impaired cardiopulmonary ...

Background and Aim: The technical performance of colonoscopy performed in deeply sedated patients differs from that performed without sedation or under minimal to moderate sedation. The aim of this ...

Conscious sedation during TAVR is increasingly common in the United States and is linked to better outcomes than procedures using general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation, but there is still ...

Novices have greater success with tracheal intubation using an optical laryngoscope compared with a rigid laryngoscope, according to a study published in the Feb. 2011 issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Compared with etomidate, use of ketamine to induce anesthesia during tracheal intubation does not result in lower in-hospital death rates.

An alternative anesthetic technique can be employed when conventional nasal intubation methods do not work in patients undergoing dental procedures or oral surgery. The method involves a gum elastic ...