Ventilator Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Pulmonetic LTV 950, Pulmonetic LTV 900, PLV 102B (Show all)
What is Ventilator?
A ventilator is a machine designed to move breatheable air into and out of the lungs, to provide respiration for a patient who is physically unable to breathe, or breathing insufficiently due to illness such as ALS, acute respiratory distress; often used in some surgical procedures and in the ICU.
Reasons used & Efficacy
| Reasons used | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 18 |
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1 | ||||
| General health | 17 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 8 | 0 | |||||
| Slow my ALS progress | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Breathing difficulty | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Shallow breathing | 2 | 0 |
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course of treatment ended
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1 | 100% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Report created on November 23, 2009.