Smiths Medical recalled certain sizes of its Portex oral/nasal endotracheal tubes because of a manufacturing defect that results in a smaller diameter, which could potentially lead to inadequate ...

Patulous eustachian tube (PET) occurs when the eustachian tube, which connects the middle ear to the back of the throat, stays open. Though rare, it is not a serious medical condition. It does, ...

even when percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is impossible. Long-term complications, which are mainly tube disturbances, are easily treated.

Ponsky, MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Pneumoperitoneum has been observed in 36% of patients undergoing PEG tube placement. [38] It is theorized that excessive air insufflation ...

The pegylation process attaches repeating units of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to a polypeptide drug. For the past 30 years, scientists have improved various chemistries to build PEG polymers and ...

Savvy investors never rely on a single metric when evaluating stocks. Enter the price-to-earnings-to-growth (PEG) ratio, which builds on the P/E foundation by factoring in the potential for future ...

The peg’s introduction was an effort by the Hong Kong government to re-establish confidence among individuals, investors and corporations, while sending an implicit message that the city’s ...