Ultrasound to check breathing muscles during ventilator weaning
Part of Infections, Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study uses ultrasound to check how well your breathing muscles are working while doctors try to take you off the ventilator. It helps understand if you're ready to breathe on your own.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older
- You are in the ICU with pneumonia
- You are on a breathing tube and ventilator
- Your doctors plan to try removing the ventilator (weaning)
- You do not have a muscle or nerve disease that affects breathing
- You have not had major neck, chest, or diaphragm surgery
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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