In comparison to other mammals, the laryngeal anatomy in swine is somewhat unusual, because the larynx is situated in a sigmoid curve of the airway. This anatomy makes it more complicated to carry out ...

Airway management in anesthetized pigs is known to be technically demanding, and the 'gold standard' technique of endotracheal intubation is particularly difficult to master. The authors investigated ...

Intubation is the placement of a flexible plastic tube into the trachea in order to maintain an open airway to serve as a conduit through which to administer certain drugs. In order to get hands-on ...