{"id":1668,"date":"2022-12-08T13:20:49","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T03:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/?p=1668"},"modified":"2023-03-09T13:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T03:28:40","slug":"3d-printing-respiratory-physiotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metronorth.health.qld.gov.au\/herston-biofabrication-institute\/news\/3d-printing-respiratory-physiotherapy","title":{"rendered":"Original article: 3D printing for respiratory physiotherapy: a tale of three disciplines"},"content":{"rendered":"

3D printing for respiratory physiotherapy: a tale of three disciplines<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Authors:<\/strong> Laura Daly, Julian de Looze, David Forrestal, Michael Wagels, Ann-Louise Spurgin, Juliet Hoey, Michael Holt, Sarju Vasani, Mathilde Desselle.<\/p>\n

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Annals of 3D Printed Medicine (2023)<\/h3>\n

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A 78-year-old patient with a laryngectomy and a background of bronchiectasis experienced frequent hospital admissions due to pulmonary exacerbations. Standard care would be to trial a positive expiratory pressure (PEP) device to assist with secretion removal, however, no adaptor could be found to contour the patient\u2019s tracheostoma. A 3D printed patient-specific PEP adaptor was created, facilitating regular secretion clearance via PEP therapy. Frequency of hospital admissions and outcomes of disease-specific questionnaires (St. George\u2019s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) and Leicester Cough Questionnaire (LCQ)) were evaluated at three and six months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After six months of device use, the patient had not experienced a pulmonary exacerbation or required an admission, whilst demonstrating clinically significant improvements in both SGRQ (58.98 vs. 66.3\/100) and LCQ (11.27 vs. 13.27\/21) scores. Collaboration between consumers, clinicians and engineers can support the delivery of personalised healthcare and improve quality of life for patients with pulmonary conditions.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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