背景:尽管在临床研究和实践中都有热湿交换器(HME)的好处,对于全喉切除术后的患者,通过鼻功能产生的最佳生理湿化与HME的湿化能力之间存在差距。在这项研究中,评估了5种新的HMEs(ProvoxLife),这些HMEs专门用于情境使用,并提高了加湿能力。
目的:本研究旨在评估现有HMEs的有效性,评估新HMEs的潜在有效性,并引出专家对新HMEs的预期有效性和对医疗保健使用的影响的判断。
方法:首先,进行了快速文献综述(RLR)以确定临床结局的证据,健康结果,喉部切除术患者HME的并发症。第二,与德国专家进行了半结构化访谈(n=4),以验证RLR的发现,并确定对新HMEs潜力的合理预期.第三,使用德国专家(n=19)的结构化专家启发,对新型HMEs在临床和健康结局中的预期有效性提供定量证据.
结果:RLR(n=10)表明,与不使用HME相比,患者使用HME具有呼吸阻力方面的优势,气管干燥和刺激,粘液的产生和堵塞,咳嗽和强迫咳痰的频率,睡眠质量,语音质量,使用物理治疗,气管支气管炎或肺炎发作,生活质量,患者满意度。从专家访谈和结构化专家启发来看,人们发现,平均而言,专家预计,与第二代HME相比,新的HME将导致气管干燥或刺激的减少(51%,SD24%,患者),粘液塞事件(33%,SD32%,患者),粘液产量(53%,SD22%,患者),物理治疗(0.74,SD0.70,天)和肺部感染(34%,SD32%)和语音质量的提高或改善(25%,SD23%,患者),社会交往(13%,SD18%),生活质量(33%,SD30%),和患者满意度(44%,SD30%)。呼吸改善(53%,SD28%,患者)和呼吸急促(48%,SD25%,患者)是预期的。平均每日咳嗽和强制排痰次数预计为2.95(标准差1.61)和2.46(标准差1.42),分别。专家预计,平均而言,不到一半的患者会出现睡眠问题(48%,SD22%)和心理社会问题(24%,SD20%)。
结论:据德国专家称,与目前可用的HMEs相比,预期具有改善湿化水平的新型HMEs将导致对肺健康的额外(临床)有效性,并改善患者的整体生活质量.
BACKGROUND: Notwithstanding the benefits of heat and moisture exchangers (HMEs) in both clinical research and practice, a gap exists between the optimal physiological humidification created through the nasal function and the humidification capacity of HMEs for patients after total laryngectomy. In this study, 5 new HMEs (Provox Life) specialized for situational use with improved humidification capacities were evaluated.
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the existing HMEs, assess the potential effectiveness of the new HMEs, and elicit expert judgments on the new HMEs\' expected effectiveness and impact on health care use.
METHODS: First, a rapid literature review (RLR) was performed to identify evidence on the clinical outcomes, health outcomes, and complications of HMEs in patients who underwent laryngectomy. Second, semistructured interviews with German experts (n=4) were conducted to validate the findings of the RLR and identify reasonable expectations regarding the potential of the new HMEs. Third, a structured expert elicitation among German experts (n=19) was used to generate quantitative evidence on the expected effectiveness of the new HMEs in clinical and health outcomes.
RESULTS: The RLR (n=10) demonstrated that
HME use by patients has advantages compared with no
HME use concerning breathing resistance, tracheal dryness and irritation, mucus production and plugging, frequency of cough and forced expectorations, sleep quality, voice quality, use of physiotherapy, tracheobronchitis or pneumonia episodes, quality of life, and patient satisfaction. From the expert interviews and structured expert elicitation, it was found that, on average, experts expect that compared with the second-generation HMEs, the new HMEs will lead to a decrease in tracheal dryness or irritation (51%, SD 24%, of patients), mucus plug events (33%, SD 32%, of patients), mucus production (53%, SD 22%, of patients), physiotherapy (0.74, SD 0.70, days) and pulmonary infections (34%, SD 32%) and an increase or improvement in speech quality (25%, SD 23%, of patients), social contacts (13%, SD 18%), quality of life (33%, SD 30%), and patient satisfaction (44%, SD 30%). An improvement in breathing (53%, SD 28%, of patients) and shortness of breath (48%, SD 25%, of patients) was expected. The average number of daily cough periods and forced expectorations was expected to be 2.95 (SD 1.61) and 2.46 (SD 1.42), respectively. Experts expect that, on average, less than half of the patients will experience sleeping problems (48%, SD 22%) and psychosocial problems (24%, SD 20%).
CONCLUSIONS: According to German experts, it is expected that the new HMEs with improved humidification levels will lead to additional (clinical) effectiveness on pulmonary health and an improved overall quality of life of patients compared with the currently available HMEs.