Erasme University Hospital

This study looks at whether giving a numbing injection to the nerves between the ribs early or late during keyhole lung surgery changes how much pain people feel afterward. About 140 adults having lung surgery will be randomly assigned to get the block at the start or end of the …

This observational study tests a new device that measures nucleosome levels in a drop of blood at the bedside. Researchers want to see if these levels can predict which critically ill patients are likely to die within 30 days. The study will include 130 adults in the ICU with con…

This study looks back at medical records of 450 adults who had complex heart surgery at one hospital. It compares patients treated before and after Belgium started covering the cost of fibrinogen concentrate, a clotting aid. The goal is to see if the policy change reduced the nee…

This study will create a registry of up to 1,000 ICU patients who need breathing support. Doctors will use a non-invasive imaging belt (EIT) to monitor lung function in real time. The goal is to collect data on how EIT is used and whether it helps guide treatment, not to test a n…