New scan could help get patients off ventilators sooner and safer

NCT ID NCT06876792

Summary

This study tested a new, non-invasive imaging method called Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) to see if it could better predict when patients in intensive care are ready to breathe on their own after being on a ventilator. Researchers compared this new method against standard tests in 150 patients. The goal was to find a more accurate way to decide when to remove the breathing tube, which could help patients recover faster and avoid complications.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Department of Critical Care Medicine,Ruijin Hospital,Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine,Shanghai,China.

    Shanghai, 200025, China

  • Fujian Provincial Hospital

    Fuzhou, Fujian, 200025, China

  • Peking Union Medical College Hospital

    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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