U.S., June 25 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07032987) titled 'Improving Sedation Practice in Critically Ill Adult Patients Using a Co-designed Sedation Protocol' on June 09.
Brief Summary: Sedation (painkillers and sedative drugs) treats pain, reduces suffering, and helps patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remain comfortable. ECMO is a life support machine that provides oxygen and removes waste gases (carbon dioxide) in very sick patients with severe heart or lung failure. About 300-400 patients per year receive ECMO in the UK. These patients are younger and generally more healthy compared to other critically ill patients. However pat...