Tracheostomy practices in adult intensive care units
Part of Lungs & breathing clinical trials.
This study looks at how tracheostomies are performed in adult intensive care units in Ireland. By joining, you help doctors understand common practices and improve care for future patients needing breathing support.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must be 18 years old or older.
- You must have had a tracheostomy (a breathing tube placed through a small hole in the neck) while you were in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- You must not have had a tracheostomy before your ICU stay.
- Your tracheostomy must not have been done as a planned surgery for head or neck problems.
- Your tracheostomy must not have been done as an emergency for airway blockage.
- Your tracheostomy must not have been a mini tracheostomy (a smaller breathing tube) only.
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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