[Method for the study of pulmonary function in laryngectomized patients]
F Vázquez de la Iglesia1, S Fernández González
1Servicio de Otorrinolaringología del Hospital Arquitecto-Marcide, Ferrol, La Coruña. fvazquez74@yahoo.es
Objective:
The aim of the study is to develop a instrumental method capable to achieve pulmonary air function test (spirometry) by assembling the spirometer mouthpiece to the laryngectomized patient's stoma.
Material And Method:
Our study was carried out in 33 laryngectomized patients (all male). The spirometer tests were done with a Datospir 92 by Sibelmed equipment, which consists of a dry Fleish pneumotacographer with flow and volume chart register. We have made a stoma-spirometer adapter with a cardboard tube, an adhesive and silicone disc.
Results:
The whole sample achieved excellent outcome with the stoma-spirometer adapter. Nor air leak neither high resistence were measured while spirometry was performed.
Conclusions:
We consider that the facts studied may enable us to add, pragmatically, new resources to the more effective understanding of the respiratory handicap in the laryngectomized population.
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