Endotracheal tube cuff management plays a pivotal role in intensive care by ensuring an effective seal between the tube and the tracheal wall, thereby reducing the risk of microaspiration and ...

American Thoracic Society (2005) Infectious Diseases Society of America: Guidelines for the management of adults with hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated, and healthcare-associated pneumonia.

WAYNE, Pa., June 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies for critical care and surgery, has announced a global recall of ...

The FDA has elevated a recall from Medline that has seen the device distributor pull tens of thousands of endotracheal tubes from use. The company’s SubG ventilation tubes deliver oxygen down the ...

Mechanical ventilation highlights the fundamental paradox of critical care: it can be both life-saving and life-threatening. Mechanical ventilation provides a bridge to recovery for patients with ...

FDA last week announced that Medline Industries’ recall of the Sub-G Endotracheal Tube with Subglottic Suctioning has been upgraded to the most serious type, Class I, due to the possibility that ...

The development of the world's first iTraXS – an optical fibre sensor-equipped endotracheal tube – is moving forward at Nottingham University following an £801,874 funding boost from the Medical ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I classification to Medline’s recall of endotracheal tubes following reports of device failures. Class I indicates the agency's most ...

Medline told customers of 89 lots of endotracheal tubes to destroy inventory after receiving reports of the inflation tube tearing and detaching, the FDA said June 11. The medical devicemaker’s Sub-G ...

Ventilator‑associated pneumonia (VAP), also known as postoperative pneumonia, is a hospital‑acquired infection. There is no consensus definition, but it is often considered to be nosocomial pneumonia ...