Background and aims: Acquired bullous emphysema occurs in preterm infants as a sequela of BPD or of a mechanical valve gear mechanism. The characteristics is generalized air trapping or uneven ...

Airway obstruction by foreign bodies is rarely encountered in the neonatal intensive care unit. The majority of those cases reported are iatrogenic. This paper reports a case of acute airway ...

A difficult airway is one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in patients who undergo surgical interventions. Therefore, many devices and algorithms have been developed for the management of ...

Read before the Surgical Section of the Suffolk District Medical Society, November 4, 1891. Select the format you want to export the citation of this publication.

This study was reviewed and approved by the institutional review board of the Veterans Administration of Pittsburgh Health Care System. The VAPHCS is a tertiary care/transplant center for a wide ...

COVID-19 is characterized by respiratory difficulty and often patients require intubation and ventilation. The act of intubating can trigger a gag or cough reflex leading to an involuntary emission of ...