Laparoscopic procedures are a frequently chosen option for removing colorectal growths. During these surgeries, the use of carbon dioxide pneumoperitoneum and Trendelenburg positioning can ...

Silver has antimicrobial properties in vitro and may reduce biofilm formation on and bacterial adherence to the endotracheal tube. Kollef and colleagues (2008) conducted a prospective, randomized ...

This is a randomized, double-blind clinical trial between August 2020 and August 2022 at the Hospital São Domingos, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Patients over 18 years who underwent thyroidectomy of ...

Manufacturers generally recommend tracheostomy tube changes every 30 days. Nurses demonstrating competency can do this at the bedside with a healed stoma, though assistance is required -- changing ...