New airway management devices can help protect medical professionals, too. Nose and throat surgeons, anesthetists, and dentists are frequently exposed to contaminants escaping from the patient’s ...

The use of i-gel was associated with a greater reduction in airway-related safety events (0.3% per month; P < .001) than the use of LMA-Unique, which was linked to a 0.2% monthly reduction (P = .002).

1 / 2 Show Caption + Hide Caption – This drawing illustrates an expandable airway tube invented by Dr. Corinne Nawn and Dr. Brian Souhan that uses light to identify tracheal and esophageal ...