Could someone one point me to a invasive vent device that can replace the Trilogy 100? Mobility is not a mandatory aspect and the price should be below Trilogy.
I've been searching for this information for the last week but I couldn't find anything that would help.
Does anyone know where I can buy online an used Trilogy device? Renting it would cost 1150 dollars a month. That's something I can't afford. An used one would be around 5-6000$ I guess.
Thanks for the information you shared. I contacted the company that is renting the vent machines. My father has undergone tracheotomy surgery this morning so the next step would be to find a suitable device. This needs to be tested at the ICU site as nobody knows a specific device that would...
They did an invasive vent in the hospital. Nobody knows what to do next as they don't have experience with it. I suggested a NIV at home but they can not say if it's going to work as they don't have experience with such things. All they can and know is to vent him in the hospital at the moment.
Thanks a lot for your advices. There is only a small problem: the whole action happens in Romania and there is little experience with ALS and especially with the respiratory onset where the other muscles are still alright (my father drove the car 1 week before the collapse). There is no...
My father has been in the ICU for a week now. He was found in acute respiratory failure last Wednesday and since then he's received invasive mechanical ventilation. The doctors here don't have much experience with ALS (that's what they told), especially with this rare ALS form my father...