The recall includes tube sizes 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 millimeters which may not provide sufficient airflow and can increase risk of hypoxia, laryngeal swelling, cardiopulmonary arrest and organ ...

comes as Smiths has warned separately of a size problem with some oral/nasal endotracheal tubes. The company received eight reports of serious injury potentially related to the tube size issue.

and 200 mm Hg in endotracheal tubes of internal diameter 2.5, 3.0, 3.5, and 4.0 mm. For each combination, six suction episodes were performed at 6-s intervals.

The FDA reported March 25 that Smiths Medical Inc., is recalling a series of oral and nasal endotracheal tubes because the diameters of the tubes may present with “a smaller diameter than expected.” ...

ICU Medical‘s Smiths Medical today announced that it warned of a potential issue with certain sizes of its endotracheal tubes. The company issued an urgent medical device correction to notify ...

On March 7, Smiths said it issued an urgent medical device correction to notify customers of a possible problem with the 2.0, 2.5, 3.0 and 3.5 mm sizes of its intubation oral/nasal endotracheal tubes.

and develop plans and strategies to conserve tube supply, among other recommendations. The AHA late Feb. 4 told the administration that its current and proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China may ...

A Portex disposable laryngeal mask was inserted and removed, followed by a Portex endotracheal tube. Time taken from beginning of the procedure to ventilation of the patient was recorded. Results: ...

The 2015 American Heart Association (AHA) Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC) made several new changes for pediatric care associated ...

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On the issue of endotracheal tube (ETT) length, I would draw attention to our recently published work which questions the use of the “7-8-9 rule”.