#EnteralVentilation
2024 #IgNobel ‘Butt Breathing’ Idea Moves Closer to Reality.

Congrats to Dr. Takebe @cincychildrens.bsky.social + colleagues at the U of Osaka, et al. #EnteralVentilation #perfluorodecalin

Study: www.cell.com/med/abstract...
Blog:
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IgNobel ‘Butt Breathing’ Idea from 2024 Moves Closer to Real Treatment - Research Horizons
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October 20, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Enteral ventilation delivers oxygen through the rectum for respiratory failure. Inspired by sea cucumbers! #EnteralVentilation #MedicalBreakthrough #Science #Healthcare #ButtBreathing
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Could breathing through your butt save lives? Discover the Ig Nobel Prize-winning research on enteral ventilation, delivering oxygen through the rectum for critical respiratory failure. Inspired by fish and sea cucumbers, this method is now in human trials. Learn how this bizarre idea could revolutionize emergency care. #EnteralVentilation #IgNobelPrize #MedicalBreakthrough #RespiratoryFailure #Science 2025-10-24T093010.861+0200 Tools used for generation Text Gemini Narator Azure TTS Clips Pexel Rendering Remotion
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October 24, 2025 at 7:40 AM
I breathe through my butt, my anus. It's called enteral ventilation. Oxygen can be delivered through the rectum and into the wall of the intestine to compensate for reduced oxygen. Dur.

#enteralventilation #EVA
November 23, 2024 at 5:52 AM
And now for something completely different: a man who breathes through his rear.

It's called enteral ventilation, and it could save lives when lung ventilators fail.

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#RespiratoryFailure #CriticalCare #EnteralVentilation #JapanResearchReport
Delivering Oxygen Through the Gut
A first-in-human study shows that a liquid oxygen carrier delivered through the intestine is well tolerated, opening a potential new route for supporting patients with severe respiratory failure.
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April 8, 2026 at 2:31 PM