INTUBATION

This study tested whether using a high-flow nasal cannula (a device that delivers warm, moist oxygen through the nose) right after removing the breathing tube in heart surgery patients could lower the chance of needing the tube again within 48 hours. Over 3,500 adults who had hea…

This study tested a personalized approach to help patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) come off a breathing machine (ventilator). The strategy used daily checks and chose the best method to test breathing based on each patient's risk factors, like obesity or heart disease. T…

This study tested whether using a suction toothbrush—a tool that cleans teeth and removes secretions at the same time—can lower the chance of lung infection (pneumonia) in patients who are on breathing machines in the intensive care unit. Researchers studied 111 adults who were i…

This study looked at whether a drug called oliceridine is safe and effective for putting patients to sleep during gynecologic laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer. Researchers compared it to another drug, sufentanil, by checking changes in blood pressure and heart rate. Th…

This study tested whether breathing in a medication called dexmedetomidine before surgery can prevent dangerous spikes in heart rate and blood pressure during weight-loss surgery in people with obesity. 90 adults with a BMI between 30 and 45 took part. The goal was to see if this…