@article{JTD18729,
author = {Andrea Vianello and Giovanna Arcaro and Beatrice Molena and Silvia Iovino and Federico Gallan and Cristian Turato and Rosario Marchese-Ragona},
title = {Effect of a passive exhalation port on tracheostomy ventilation in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients: a randomized controlled trial},
journal = {Journal of Thoracic Disease},
volume = {10},
number = {2},
year = {2018},
keywords = {},
abstract = {Background: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients often require long-term tracheostomy ventilation (LT-TV) because of progressive ventilatory failure. Although widely used for non-invasive ventilation (NIV), passive exhalation port systems have not been gaining popularity for TV because of the possibility of carbon dioxide (CO2) rebreathing. The current study set out to investigate the effect of a Whisper Swivel connector in comparison to an active exhalation valve on gas exchange and symptoms in ALS patients requiring LT-TV.
Methods: A prospective randomized controlled trial was carried out to compare the clinical outcome of ten ALS patients receiving LT-TV by means of a Trilogy 100 ventilator with a Whisper Swivel passive exhalation port (group A) and of 10 ALS patients connected to an Airox Legendair ventilator with an active exhalation valve (group B). The study’s main outcome measure was CO2},
issn = {2077-6624}, url = {https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/18729}
}