Predicting breathing trouble after removing a breathing tube
This study looks at patients who are ready to have their breathing tube removed and checks how to predict who might struggle after extubation. It’s observational, meaning your care won’t be changed—researchers are gathering information to improve future predictions.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- Be at least 18 years old
- Have a breathing tube in the mouth or nose (oral or nasal intubation)
- Be scheduled for a spontaneous breathing trial (a test to see if you can breathe on your own) before tube removal
- Be planned for extubation (having the breathing tube taken out) after that trial
- Not have had your tube removed without a spontaneous breathing trial
- Not be planned for reintubation because of a secondary surgery
- Not have a tracheotomy (a breathing opening in the neck)
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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