Neonatal intubation remains a pivotal intervention in the provision of respiratory support for critically ill or premature infants. Recent refinements in technique, training, and premedication ...

A new study published in the Archives of Disease in Childhood, Fetal and Neonatal Edition showed that video laryngoscopy (VL) is the standard of treatment for newborn intubations in the ...

About 120,000 babies and children are admitted to paediatric or neonatal intensive care units each year Some intensive care units may be putting sick babies at risk by not monitoring breathing tubes ...

Incorporating nasal high-flow therapy during endotracheal intubation attempts in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) increased the chance of success on the first try, a randomized study found. In ...

Video laryngoscopy for the urgent intubation of neonates led to higher rates of success on the first attempt than direct laryngoscopy, a single-center randomized trial from Ireland found. Of more than ...

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 ...

Ineffective intubation contributed to the death of a 14-hour-old baby, an inquest has heard. Jack Tually was born at Guernsey's Princess Elizabeth Hospital (PEH) in 2014. His death led to a review of ...

A baby girl was born at 31 weeks' gestation after an uneventful pregnancy. She weighed 1480 g, and her Apgar score was 2 at 1 minute and 6 at 5 minutes. Within minutes of being born, her respiratory ...

A mum and her newborn baby were both left fighting for life in the same Midland hospital with the same condition. The mother, named only as Helen, and her daughter, Maeve, needed the help of ...