Thomas Wherry, MD, medical director for Health Inventures and principal for Total Anesthesia Solutions, discusses four best practices for managing a difficult airway. 1. Develop a difficult airway ...
A new decision tree tool guides anesthesiologists through managing patients with difficult airways by improving communication and identifying factors of concern, according to a report in Anesthesia & ...
Using patient-specific 3D or virtual reality (VR) models for preoperative assessment could help anesthesiologists better plan for procedures involving patients with suspected difficult airways, ...
CHICAGO — A measurement tool should be used to reduce overinflation of a device, located on breathing tubes, that protects the patient’s airway during general anesthesia to help prevent complications ...
WAYNE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE:TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies for critical care and surgery, has a rich history of innovation focused on solving ...
Be prepared, that old Boy Scout motto, is being applied with great success to operating room patients whose anatomy may make it difficult for physicians to help them breathe during surgery, Johns ...