Low creatinine as a sign of longer breathing tube use
Part of Kidney & urinary clinical trials.
This study looks at whether low blood creatinine levels can help predict which patients will need a breathing machine for a long time or have trouble coming off it. If you are under 18 and in a post-ICU care unit, you may be able to join.
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Who can take part
- You are under 18 years old
- You are admitted to a specific post-ICU care unit in the Czech Republic within the last 12 months
- You are not expected to have trouble being weaned off the breathing machine
- You are not in palliative care or expected to live less than 3 months
- You do not have advanced cancer
- You do not have a history of chronic kidney or liver disease
- Your creatinine level on admission is not above normal
- You agree to sign a consent form to participate
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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