Can position changes fix low oxygen after surgery?
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at whether changing your body position after surgery can help improve oxygen levels if they drop too low. It's for patients who had general anesthesia with a breathing tube and may benefit from simple position changes to breathe better.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 80 years old.
- You received general anesthesia with a breathing tube placed in your airway.
- You did not have low oxygen levels in your blood before surgery.
- You did not have low blood pressure or very slow heart rate when you arrived in the recovery room.
- Your surgery allows you to be repositioned or moved safely.
- You do not have severe heart, blood vessel, lung, or brain conditions.
- The breathing tube was placed successfully in 3 or fewer attempts.
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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