RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Complications With Utilization of Positive-Pressure Devices in a Young Man With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
JF Respiratory Care
FD American Association for Respiratory Care
SP e30
OP e33
DO 10.4187/respcare.03396
VO 60
IS 2
A1 Gee, Scott L
A1 Lowe, Gary R
A1 Warren, Robert H
YR 2015
UL http://rc.rcjournal.com/content/60/2/e30.abstract
AB Because of the progressive muscle weakness they experience, patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy frequently utilize positive-pressure devices to maintain adequate bronchial hygiene and ventilation. This case illustrates the course of a 19-y-old male who presented with a perforated right tympanic membrane (TM) following the use of these devices. Perforation of the TM while utilizing positive-pressure devices is a rarely reported event. A challenging aspect in this case was balancing the reduction of pressures and maintaining adequate ventilation while at the same time allowing the TM to heal.