| Autor: |
Laura K. Daly, Julian W.M. de Looze, David P. Forrestal, Michael Wagels, Ann-Louise Spurgin, Juliet D. Hoey, Michael R. Holt, Sarju Vasani, Mathilde R. Desselle |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2023 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Annals of 3D Printed Medicine, Vol 9, Iss , Pp 100096- (2023) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2666-9641 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.stlm.2022.100096 |
| Popis: |
A 78-year-old patient with a laryngectomy and a background of bronchiectasis experienced frequent hospital admissions due to pulmonary exacerbations. Standard care would be to trial a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device to assist with secretion removal, however, no adaptor could be found to contour the patient's tracheostoma. A 3D printed patient-specific PEP adaptor was created, facilitating regular secretion clearance via PEP therapy. Frequency of hospital admissions and outcomes of disease-specific questionnaires (St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)) were evaluated at three and six months. After six months of device use, the patient had not experienced a pulmonary exacerbation or required an admission, whilst demonstrating clinically significant improvements in both SGRQ (58.98 vs. 66.3/100) and LCQ (11.27 vs. 13.27/21) scores. Collaboration between consumers, clinicians and engineers can support the delivery of personalised healthcare and improve quality of life for patients with pulmonary conditions. |
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