Using exhaled oxygen to prevent low oxygen during emergency intubation
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This trial tests a method to measure oxygen in the air you breathe out during emergency intubation. It aims to help doctors prevent low oxygen levels in patients at high risk, such as those with pneumonia, sepsis, or obesity.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are in the emergency room's resuscitation bay.
- You need a breathing tube placed through your mouth while awake or sedated.
- Your doctor expects you may have low oxygen during this procedure.
- You are getting extra oxygen before the procedure or have a lung problem, high oxygen need, or other risk factors.
- You are 18 years or older and not pregnant.
- You are not in cardiac arrest and did not already have a breathing tube placed before arriving.
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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