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.
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.