U.S., Feb. 13 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT06823661) titled 'Management of Slow Breathing Related to Pain Medications by Mild Electrical Stimulation' on Jan. 31.
Brief Summary: After surgery, patients often recover in a special area called the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU). Patients may receive pain medications either during the surgery or afterward in the PACU. While these medications are important for controlling pain, some of them can slow down breathing.
To ensure patients' breathing remains safe, the nurses in the PACU monitor respiratory rate (how many breaths a patient takes per minute) and oxygen levels using standard monitoring equipment. This is the usual way they check for brea...