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What is Tracheostomy?

A tracheostomy or tracheotomy is a surgical procedure whereby an artificial airway is inserted into the windpipe (trachea). In ALS/MND they may be used as a short-term measure in the treatment of pulmonary infections such as pneumonia, or in the long-term in combination with a ventilator. Read more...Click to read more below

Reasons had & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons had # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Other 20 0
General health 10 0
disease-related symptoms 9 0
Breathing difficulty 8 0
Excess saliva 2 0
Slow my ALS progress 2 0

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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 21, 2009.