Oxygen use and breathing effort during ventilator weaning
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
If you are on a breathing machine in the ICU and ready to try breathing on your own, this study looks at how much oxygen your body uses during that test. It may help doctors better understand when you are ready to come off the ventilator.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years old or older.
- You have been on a breathing machine (ventilator) for more than 24 hours.
- Your care team has decided you are ready to try breathing on your own (a 'spontaneous breathing trial' or SBT).
- Your blood pressure and heart rate are stable (no need for strong medications to keep them normal).
- You have a special tube (esophageal catheter) in place to measure breathing effort.
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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