Monitoring pressures in the lungs for people with ARDS
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial studies how pressure measurements from a special breathing and temperature monitoring system relate to fluid outside the lung blood vessels in people with ARDS. It may help doctors understand what those measurements mean and how to monitor patients more accurately.
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Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
- Your care team can place and use a transpulmonary thermodilution monitoring device
- You can have an esophageal (food-pipe) pressure monitoring tube placed
- You are not pregnant
- Your medical history does not include esophageal varicose veins
- Your blood clotting is not severely unsafe for an esophageal catheter (severe bleeding risk)
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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