Suction Machine Treatment Report
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Brand Names:
DeVilbiss, Impact 325M, Invacare, Laerdal, VacuMax, Vacutec
What is Suction Machine? A suction machine is a pump used to maintain an airway by removing secretions from the mouth, throat, or lungs. It is particularly important in neurological diseases where the ability to cough or swallow is impaired.
Reasons Taken
85 patients in the community are using or have used Suction Machine.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Excess saliva | 23 | 30% |
| Other | 23 | 30% |
| disease-related symptoms | 16 | 21% |
| General health | 8 | 10% |
| Slow my ALS progress | 2 | 2% |
| Choking/coughing while eating or drinking | 1 | 1% |
| Excess mucus | 1 | 1% |
| coughing and blowing nose, weak | 1 | 1% |
| Don't know | 1 | 1% |
Duration
How long current patients have been using Suction Machine or how long patients were using Suction Machine before stopping.
How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Suction Machine
How Long Patients Used Suction Machine Before Stopping
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Moderate | 100% | 1 |
|---|
Insomnia
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 0% | 0 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 100% | 1 |
Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)
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- Rae
- Mouth/throat: moderate
- Arms: mild
- Chest: mild
- Legs: mild
- See profile
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by Rae
Aug 21, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Excess saliva
- See full evaluation
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