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SAN ANTONIO -- A novel airway management device had good results improving the safety of sedated gastrointestinal (GI) ...

An obturator is a curved rod that fits inside the tracheal cannula, which is a tube inserted into the trachea during tracheostomy. Tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the ...

Caring for a tracheostomy can involve suctioning mucus and secretions from the tracheostomy; cleaning the tracheostomy site, cannulas, and suction catheter; replacing the cannula; and humidifying the ...

A fenestrated tracheostomy tube contains openings that allow air to pass through the area of the throat that leads to the mouth and nose. In a tracheostomy, a surgeon creates an opening in the front ...

Facet joints, or zygapophyseal joints, are true synovial joints in the spine that have been identified as potential pain generators. Medial branch blocks involve the injection of a local anesthetic ...