IgNobel Prize-winning research on rectal breathing advances to successful human trial
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Summary
Researchers who won a 2024 IgNobel Prize for discovering that many mammals can breathe through their anus have now successfully completed the first human trial of enteral ventilation. This technique delivers oxygen into the body through an unconventional route, potentially offering a new treatment option for patients with severe respiratory failure. The trial, led by Japanese and US researchers from Cincinnati Children's Hospital, tested the safety and tolerability of this approach.
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They've now completed a successful human trial testing the safety and tolerability of enteral ventilation, a technique that gets oxygen into the body via an unconventional route.
Japanese and US researchers, led by the Cincinnati Children's Hospital, have completed the first-ever human trial testing the viability of enteral ventilation.
Patients with severe respiratory failure could potentially have oxygen delivered through the [rectum].
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