Using infrared sensors to predict outcomes in children having surgery
This study tests whether a special infrared sensor on the forehead can help doctors predict how children recover from surgery. It may lead to better care and faster recovery for young patients.
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Who can take part
- Your child is between 6 months and 5 years old (not yet 59 months).
- Your child is scheduled for surgery (planned or unplanned) that is not heart surgery and lasts at least 30 minutes.
- The surgery is not an imaging procedure like an MRI or CT scan.
- The surgery does not involve the brain, cancer, or burns.
- The surgery should not cause significant pain for more than a week (like tonsillectomy or major bone surgery).
- Your child is not on extra oxygen, sedated, or on a breathing tube before the surgery, and does not have severe developmental delays.
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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