Understanding how breathing machines are stopped in ICUs worldwide
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study observes how doctors remove breathing machines from patients in intensive care units (ICUs) in developing countries. It aims to learn more about the best ways to help patients breathe on their own again.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are over 18 years old.
- You are currently in an intensive care unit (ICU).
- You have a breathing tube in your throat (endotracheal intubation).
- You have been on a breathing machine (mechanical ventilation) for at least 12 hours.
- Your doctor plans to try removing the breathing machine within the next 6 hours, or has done so in the past 2 hours.
- This is your first attempt to come off the breathing machine.
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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