Could simply sitting up help hospitalized breathing patients?
NCT ID NCT01705119
Summary
This study aims to understand if changing position from lying down to sitting up improves oxygen levels in patients with severe respiratory failure who are on breathing machines. Researchers will carefully monitor 16 adult patients in the hospital as they are assisted into an upright position. The goal is to gather information that could help guide safe physical therapy for these critically ill patients.
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University of Chicago Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois, 60637, United States
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