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What is Cuffless Fenestrated Trach Tube?

Cuffless Fenestrated Tracheostomy Tube offers convenience of inner cannula disposability, while permitting patient to breathe through upper airway if desired. Designed for use to bypass upper airway obstructions, provide long term ventilation, support and/or manage tracheal/bronchial secretions.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 2 0

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Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
1 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Other
1 50% Other: 50%

See all 2 patients who’ve stopped using Cuffless Fenestrated Trach Tube

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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1
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
0 0%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
0 0%

Report created on November 23, 2009.