GENERAL ANESTHESIA

This large international trial aims to find out if using a video camera on the breathing tube (videolaryngoscopy) is better than the standard method (direct laryngoscopy) for placing a breathing tube in children during surgery. It will involve over 5,500 children aged 0-16 years.…

This study aims to determine whether putting stroke patients fully to sleep (general anesthesia) or keeping them lightly sedated (procedural sedation) during emergency clot removal surgery leads to better recovery. Researchers will compare these two common anesthesia approaches i…

This study aims to find the best way to prevent lung collapse in adults having lower back surgery while lying face-down under general anesthesia. Researchers will compare doing a special breathing maneuver just once at the start of surgery to doing it repeatedly every hour during…

This study aims to see if two common anesthesia drugs, dexmedetomidine and esketamine, can help people feel better after surgery. Researchers will test each drug alone and together in 316 adults having surgery under general anesthesia. The main goal is to see if these drugs impro…

This study aims to understand if noise levels in the operating room affect a patient's depth of sleep and vital signs during surgery. Researchers will observe 70 adults having elective surgery, measuring noise levels and comparing them to brain activity and heart/blood pressure r…

This study aims to see if simple eye signs—like eyelid reflex, eye movements, and pupil size—can help doctors tell how deeply a patient is under anesthesia during surgery. Researchers will observe 60 adults having planned abdominal surgery, checking these signs at three key point…

This study aims to gather information to improve how doctors protect patients' lungs during surgery. It will observe 34 adults having long surgeries while using special monitors to see if they can better guide ventilator settings. The goal is to learn if this monitoring can help …