It is not known how the teen contracted bird flu, according to British Columbia health officials Getty Ventilator monitor ...

He needed a breathing tube -- that is, I was going to have to temporarily paralyze him, prop open his mouth, and place a plastic tube down into his trachea, which we would then connect to a ...

Prolonged mechanical ventilation is a patient safety issue. According to one epidemiological study, approximately 310 people ...

In critically ill patients, video laryngoscopy offers superior glottic visualization, reduces the incidence of esophageal intubation, and improves the first-attempt success rate of emergency ...

Mission Hospital is trying to rebuild its Ethics Committee. This Committee is an important point of contact between the community and hospital.

Last, but not least, is the pollution/contamination of mechanical ventilator and respiratory apparatus by organisms from the patient's own secretions. The exact role of infection versus the impact ...