Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is the most prevalent spinal deformity in children, with an incidence reported between 0.47% ...

When you’re brushing your teeth and you’ve squeezed out the last bit of toothpaste, you probably toss the empty tube in the trash. Few people realize that most toothpaste tubes are now recyclable—at ...

A Sengstaken-Blakemore tube is a tube used in emergency medicine to stop bleeding in your stomach or esophagus. The technique used to place the tube is called balloon tamponade. The ...

Orogastric and nasogastric tubes are used for both decompression and feeding in the NICU. The placement and use of these tubes are one of the most frequent nursing procedures in the NICU. These tubes ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sulcus placement is more technically difficult but preserves endothelial cells. Consider factors such as eye ...

If you’ve ever been diagnosed with the common cold or bronchitis, you’ve likely experienced chest congestion. Chest congestion is the result of inflamed air passages, or bronchi, in the lungs. A chest ...

Discover What’s Streaming On: In The Pitt Episode 6 “12 PM,” eager intern Dr. Trinity Santos (Isa Briones) finally gets her chance to attempt a chest tube. The most ambitious and ruthless character in ...

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Ningbo, China Background: This study evaluates the symptomatic management of prolonged pleural air leaks following pulmonary resection, assesses ...

Placing defibrillator pads on the chest and back, rather than the usual method of putting two on the chest, increases the odds of surviving an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest by more than ...

Several factors contribute to successful placement of a nasointestinal tube for patients in the ICU. Angle stomach-pylorus-line c (SPC), distance line c-pylorus (CP), and pylorus type are ...