Poop transplants tested to save lives in ICU
NCT ID NCT06603883
Summary
This study tested whether a fecal transplant could help critically ill patients in the ICU who cannot tolerate food through a feeding tube. Researchers gave a transplant of healthy gut bacteria through a tube to see if it would improve digestion and gut function. They measured if it helped patients tolerate food better, reduced inflammation, and affected survival rates.
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, 430022, China
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Department of Critical Care Medicine, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, China
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