Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Tracheal intubation was associated with decreased survival to hospital discharge in children and adolescents ...

Etomidate, the most common anesthesia induction agent for emergency tracheal intubation, causes adrenal suppression and can lead to corticosteroid insufficiency. In a large trial, in-hospital death ...

The Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesiology Fellowship at Texas Children’s Hospital is an ACGME-accredited 12-month training program with a long and rich history. Since our first fellow enrolled in 1998, our ...

For critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, observational studies suggest that the use of etomidate to induce anesthesia may increase the risk of death. Whether the use of ketamine ...

Among critically ill adults undergoing tracheal intubation, hypoxemia increases the risk of cardiac arrest and death. The effect of preoxygenation with noninvasive ventilation, as compared with ...

Intubation is a technique doctors can use to keep your airway open by placing a tube into your trachea (windpipe) either through your mouth or nose. You may need to be intubated if your airway is ...

The primary training goal is to prepare all our graduates to be excellent clinicians, ready to enter any practice on graduation. All graduates should be able to serve as expert resources for pediatric ...

Intubation is a standard procedure that involves passing a tube into a person’s airway. Doctors often perform it before surgery or in emergencies to give medication or help a person breathe. Most ...