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Patients

Using Ventilator
55 Patients currently use Ventilator
1 Patient stopped using Ventilator
joelc Mouth/throat: none Arms: moderate Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile joelc since Jul 28, 2008
kenny a Mouth/throat: moderate Arms: severe Chest: moderate Legs: moderate See profile kenny a Pulmonetic LTV 900, since Jun 30, 2008
dsaunders Mouth/throat: none Arms: moderate Chest: mild Legs: moderate See profile dsaunders PLV 100, as needed since Jun 20, 2008

Brand Names: Newport 50, PLV 100, PLV 102B, Pulmonetic LTV 900, Pulmonetic LTV 950, Pulmonetics LTV 800, Resmed

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. Read more...

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Reasons Taken

56 patients in the community are using or have used Ventilator.

Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Other	18	32%
General health	14	25%
disease-related symptoms	8	14%
Slow my ALS progress	4	7%
Fatigue	1	1%
Breathing difficulty	1	1%

Duration

How long current patients have been using Ventilator or how long patients were using Ventilator before stopping.

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Ventilator

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	0	3	3	4	7

How Long Patients Used Ventilator Before Stopping

0-1 month	1-3 months	3-6 months	6 months-1year	1-2 years	2 years or more
0	1	0	0	0	0

Why Patients Stopped Using Ventilator (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason	# Patients	Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended	1	100%

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