Active clinical trials for "Hypoxia"

General anesthesia, even in patients in good health, impairs gas exchanges and ventilatory mechanics. These effects result primarily from atelectasis formation. They occur in 85-90% of healthy patients in the minutes following the induction when a positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) is not used. The functional residual capacity (FRC) of obese patients during general anesthesia is even smaller than the one of healthy patients. There is a direct relationship between the body mass index and the decrease of the functional residual capacity. Obese patients have therefore more atelectasis. The increased abdominal pressure during the pneumoperitoneum will increase the decrease of the CRF, and thus aggravate the formation of these atelectasis. Atelectasis affect the peroperative gas exchanges and are likely to be involved in the worsening of postoperative hypoxemia episodes. In addition, atelectasis alter the clearance of secretions and the lymph flow, which predispose to lung infections.Taking all these factors into account, it is logical to think that the atelectasis presence can lead to an increase of the postsurgical morbidity (respiratory distress, infections). That is why actively fighting against the formation of these atelectasis is important. There is a lack of scientific evidence to say that the strategies against atelectasis as PEEP have a significant impact on the patient's postoperative status. The expected clinical benefits balance (reduction of respiratory distress episodes, infections and mortality) versus the risks linked to the maneuvers done to reduce the development of atelectasis (barotraumas, cardiac complications) remains to be determined. The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of two different alveolar recruitment strategies on the incidence of postoperative hypoxemia in obese patients after bariatric surgery. The secondary objectives of this study are to compare the number of recruitment maneuvers, the Pa02 / FI02 ratio (ratio of arterial oxygen partial pressure to fractional inspired oxygen), the dynamic compliance, the anatomic dead space and intraoperative PaCO2-EtCO2 gradient (arterial and end tidal gradient) between two alveolar recruitment strategies applied in obese patients during laparoscopic bariatric surgery (gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy). The tertiary objectives of this study are to report the number of respiratory complications and postoperative wound infections at the 30th postoperative day.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the safety and effectiveness of autologous human placental-derived stem cells (HPDSC) in combination with autologous cord blood in neonates with severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.

The aim of this study to evaluate the patients who underwent controlled hypotensive anesthesia under standardized depth of anesthesia; preoperative and postoperative blood HIF 1a, TAS, TOS measurement and cerebral perfusion evaluation with NIRS and to investigate tissue hypoxia secondary to hypotensive anesthesia and the changes of the mediators at the tissue level and which blood pressure parameters are related.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics of MK-5475 after administration of multiple doses to participants with COVID-19 pneumonia. The primary hypothesis is that MK-5475 when administered to participants with COVID-19 pneumonia and hypoxemia improves arterial oxygenation as measured by the ratio of blood oxygen saturation to fraction of inspired oxygen (SpO2/FiO2 ratio) compared to placebo.

Randomized, placebo controlled trial evaluating the effect of acetazolamide on maximal exercise performance in lowlanders older than 40 years travelling from 760 m to 3'100 m.

After general anesthesia, there are the risks for airway obstruction, hypoventilation, atelectasis, ventilation-perfusion mismatch, hypercarbia and hypoxemia,so oxygen supplement in PACU seems necessary. This study aim is to compare the two methods of oxygen supplement which are 1.nasal cannula at O2 flow 4 L/min. 2.oxygen mask with O2 flow 5 L/min. The hypothesis in this study is the 2 methods can equally provide effective oxygen supplement to prevent anesthesia-related hypoxemia. Choosing nasal cannula would be reasonable because it is cheaper and more comfortable to patient.

This phase II trial is studying how well positron emission tomography (PET) scan using 18F-fluoromisonidazole works when given together with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ) in assessing tumor hypoxia in patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Diagnostic procedures, such as MRI and PET scan using 18F-fluoromisonidazole (FMISO), may help predict the response of the tumor to the treatment and allow doctors to plan better treatment.

This phase II trial is studying how well PET scans using fluoromisonidazole F 18 and fludeoxyglucose F 18 work in finding oxygen in tumor cells of patients undergoing treatment for newly diagnosed stage 1B, stage II, stage II, or stage IV cervical cancer. Diagnostic procedures using positron emission tomography (PET scan), fluoromisonidazole F 18, and fludeoxyglucose F 18 to find oxygen in tumor cells may help doctors predict how patients will respond to treatment.

Wearing N95 masks may have adverse physical effect on medical staff

RATIONALE: Knowing the level of oxygen in tumor tissue may help predict the effectiveness of anticancer therapy. EF5 may be effective in measuring oxygen in tumor tissue and helping to predict the effectiveness of anticancer therapy. PURPOSE: Diagnostic trial to study the effectiveness of EF5 in detecting tumor hypoxia in patients who have stage IIB, stage IIIB, or stage IVA cervical cancer.