Measuring blood gases during hyperbaric oxygen for severe infection
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Infections, Skin clinical trials.
This study tests a new way to measure oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in your blood during hyperbaric oxygen therapy (breathing pure oxygen under high pressure). It might help doctors better monitor how well your body is responding to this treatment for a severe infection.
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Who can take part
- You have a severe, rapidly spreading skin infection (necrotizing fasciitis) along with septic shock (dangerously low blood pressure from infection).
- Your doctor has decided you need hyperbaric oxygen therapy (breathing pure oxygen in a pressurized chamber).
- You are on a breathing machine (ventilator) and are sedated so you do not breathe on your own.
- You must have a special IV line placed in a large vein near your heart (central venous line) for blood tests.
- You must have an arterial line (a small tube in an artery) to monitor blood pressure and take blood samples.
- You must not have any condition that makes hyperbaric oxygen unsafe, such as a collapsed lung, recent heart attack, severe asthma, or certain ear or sinus problems.
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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