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Non-invasive Ventilator Treatment Report
Brand Names:
BiPAP Humidifier, BiPAP, BiPAP AVAPS, BiPAP w/humidifier and oxygen concentrator, NIPPV other than BiPAP, VPAP, VPAP III, Vivi 40, ResMed VPAP III ST-A
What is Non-invasive Ventilator?
NIPPV, also known as Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-Pap) is an electronic breathing device used in the treatment of sleep apnoea, lung disease, and to treat respiratory weakness in ALS. Use of the device overnight improves quality of sleep, daytime sleepiness, and may improve thinking ability.
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Reasons used
419 patients in the community are using or have used Non-invasive Ventilator.
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| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
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| Other | 101 | 24% |
| Breathing difficulty | 85 | 20% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 66 | 15% |
| Fatigue | 39 | 9% |
| General health | 36 | 8% |
| disease-related symptoms | 32 | 7% |
| Insomnia | 7 | 1% |
| Sleep Apnea | 6 | 1% |
| Dry mouth at night | 5 | 1% |
| Shortness of breath | 4 | <1% |
Other equipment patients are using for Other include Walking Stick/Cane, MRI, and Levothyroxine.
Schedules
Based on the patients currently using Non-invasive Ventilator.
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| 0.5hours as needed | 10hours as needed | 10 hr all the time (24/7) | 12 hr all the time (24/7) | 12 min as needed | 13other as needed | 16hours as needed | 1hours as needed | 20 hr all the time (24/7) | 24 hr all the time (24/7) | 3hours as needed | 4hours as needed | 6hours as needed | 8hours as needed | 8 hr all the time (24/7) | all the time (24/7) | as needed | daily | hours as needed | 1 hr weekly | 3 hr every other week | 1 hr daily | 2 hr daily | 3 hr daily | 3 other daily | 4 hr daily | 4 min daily | 5 hr daily | 6 hr daily | 7 hr daily | 8 hr daily | daily | 9 hr daily | 10 hr daily | 11 hr daily | 12 hr daily | 13 hr daily | 14 hr daily | 15 hr daily | 16 hr daily | 16 other daily | 18 hr daily | 18.8 daily | 19 hr daily | 20 hr daily | 22 hr daily | 23 hr daily | 24 hr daily | 120 min daily | ||
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Duration
How long current patients have been using Non-invasive Ventilator or how long patients were using Non-invasive Ventilator before stopping.
How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Non-invasive Ventilator
How Long Patients Used Before Stopping
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 23 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 100% | 5 |
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Other
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 13% | 3 |
| Mild | 26% | 6 |
| None | 61% | 14 |
Top reported side-effects include: dry mouth/throat, sore nose where the mask rests, Headaches
Summary results are based on 23 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 23)
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- amma
- Sex: F
- Mouth/throat: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by amma
Mar 10, 2009
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Breathing difficulty
- Advice/Tips
- Get a battery so you can take it with you easily
- See full evaluation
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1 helpful mark
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- cwilkins39
- Sex: M
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: severe
- Chest: mild
- Legs: severe
- See profile
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by cwilkins39
Mar 16, 2009
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Breathing difficulty
- Advice/Tips
- GREAT FOR MY BREATHING.
- See full evaluation
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1 helpful mark
Report created on November 07, 2009.