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 ...

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

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

When endotracheal intubations are performed on critically ill patients in the intensive care unit or by emergency medical respondents,there is a risk that the cuff is improperly inflated. Both ...

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 ...

The FDA slapped Halyard Health's ($HYH) KimVent Microcuff endotracheal tubes with its most severe Class I recall label, meaning "there is a reasonable probability ...

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 ...

Human trials are set to take place using iTraXS, the world’s first optical fibre sensor-equipped endotracheal tube designed to reduce risks associated with breathing through a mechanical ventilator.

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 ...