EXtubation Related Complications - the EXTUBE Study (EXTUBE)

Launched by UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK, TORONTO · Jun 3, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

The EXTUBE Study is an international research project aimed at understanding complications that can happen after removing a breathing tube, which is called extubation. The study focuses on finding out how often these problems occur, what factors might increase the risks, and how patients do after extubation. Researchers will also look at how healthcare teams manage the extubation process, whether it takes place in the operating room, other anesthesia locations, or in the intensive care unit.

To participate in this study, patients need to be adults aged 18 or older who are having their breathing tube removed after surgery or during critical illness. However, those whose extubation is part of stopping life support or having a tracheostomy tube removed will not be included. Participants will be monitored closely during the study, and their experiences will contribute valuable information to improve care for future patients undergoing extubation. If someone is not eligible, the reasons for their exclusion will be shared.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Adult patients (≥18 years old)
• • Undergoing extubation of an endotracheal tube (including index extubation and re-extubations) after general anesthesia in the OR, out of OR anesthesia location or ICU
• • Undergoing extubation during the specified enrollment window
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Patients will be excluded if the extubation is performed in the context of withdrawal of life support measures,
• • Patients will be excluded if the extubation is performed for tracheostomy decannulation
• • For each patient who is not included, reasons for exclusion will be reported.