How sevoflurane anesthesia works in the body during ECMO
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how the body processes the inhaled anesthetic sevoflurane while a person is on a heart-lung support machine called ECMO. It aims to make sedation dosing safer and more effective for people on this support.
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Who can take part
- You must be an adult (18 or older).
- You need to be on a type of heart-lung support called VV ECMO for more than a day.
- Your sedation plan must include an inhaled anesthetic called sevoflurane.
- You cannot be pregnant.
- You cannot have had plasma exchange or dialysis in the last day.
- You cannot need a massive blood transfusion right now.
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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