Karlstad Central Hospital

This study tests whether listening to music through headphones can lower the amount of sedative drugs needed by ICU patients on breathing machines. One hundred adults will be randomly assigned to hear music selected by a therapist or no music for one hour twice a day. Researchers…

This study looks at how the heart handles the extreme head-down tilt used during robotic pelvic surgery. Researchers will monitor 80 patients—some with normal heart function and some with heart failure—to see how their hearts respond. The goal is to identify which patients are at…