An Exploratory Study on the Efficacy of a New Heat and Moisture Exchanger (Provox® LifeTM) for Laryngectomized Patients
To the best of our knowledge, for the first time in Japan, we showed that the new HME can improve respiratory symptoms, such as the number of coughs per day, degree of breathlessness, and nocturnal HME use.
Authors
- Tatsuya Furukawa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4127-3569)
- Hirotaka Shinomiya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1667-7545)
- Ken‐ichi Nibu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-4871)
- Masanori Teshima (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4409-0525)
- Hiroko Takeda
- Hajime Fujiwara
Institutions
- Kobe University Hospital (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-11-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.73279
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dysphagia Assessment and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.87