The inability to maintain airway patency is a cause for obstructive ... common vocabulary and a common map of structures. Oral and pharyngeal anatomy are particularly complicated, given the ...

Protection of the lungs from oral, nasal ... b: Microscopic anatomy of bronchial wall. C: View of terminal airway and alveoli. d: Alveolar structure. Human lungs first appear as evaginations ...

Notable differences were found in the ability to attach a bag-valve mask (BVM) to high-flow oxygen (ST group, 69%; TT group, 17%; p <0.001), correct insertion of oral airway (ST group, 88% ...

Relative contraindications include difficult anatomy (short neck ... both can be managed by securing the airway through oral endotracheal intubation. If obstruction of the tube cannot be cleared ...

According to the devicemaker, the FDA nod in severe OSA is the first for an oral appliance ... a patient’s anatomy and continually adjusted to help expand the palate and upper airway.