A new nasal mask for nocturnal home ventilation in chronic neuromuscular disorders.

Abstract

A new nasal mask for nocturnal, intermittent positive pressure ventilation was used by patients with symptomatic sleep hypoventilation due to chronic neuromuscular disorders. The custom-fabricated mask is cast in visible light curing acrylic from a plaster model. Air is delivered through plastic tubes cast in the mask. The treatment was introduced through close cooperation between a physiotherapist and a technician. Evaluation was performed after 4-34 months' regular use. The mask was well tolerated. All patients reported comfortable sleep and symptom relief. The effectiveness was confirmed by whole-night measurements of oxygen saturation and end-tidal carbon dioxide.

• Authors: B Klefbeck, L Remmer, J Weinberg, J Borg
• Journal: Scandinavian journal of rehabilitation medicine (Scand J Rehabil Med) Vol. 25 Issue 1 Pg. 7-9 (Mar 1993) ISSN: 0036-5505 [Print] Sweden
• PMID: 8465165 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Adult
• Equipment Design
• Home Nursing
• Humans
• Intermittent Positive-Pressure Ventilation (instrumentation)
• Masks
• Middle Aged
• Muscular Dystrophies (therapy)
• Postpoliomyelitis Syndrome (therapy)
• Pulmonary Gas Exchange
• Sleep
• Vital Capacity