The ideal location for the tip of the endotracheal tube is midway between the vocal cords and the carina; if the tip of the tube is at or above the vocal cords or, conversely, distal to the carina in ...

“This means there are very small tolerances for the safe position of an endotracheal tube in a very premature baby and so even a small movement of the tube may be enough to dislodge it.

TinyTrach, a team of interdisciplinary engineering students from Rice University, has created an innovative pediatric endotracheal ... to the baby's face, that the strap securing the tube was ...

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 ...

Silver has antimicrobial properties in vitro and may reduce biofilm formation on and bacterial adherence to the endotracheal tube. Kollef and colleagues (2008) conducted a prospective, randomized ...