Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Hi air friends, My local respiratory therapist mentioned to me transtracheal oxygen (TTO). A catherter would be inserted into the trachea and oxygen would be delivered directly into the lungs. This eliminates the nasal cannula and all the stuff that goes along with it. I am on a high liter flow and they say it benefits those type of oxygen users. I asked my doc at Duke and he said he would find out more about it. The ILD coordinator said it was used quite frequently in Denver. The cons are you have to do a little maintenace on the tracheal catheter (clean it--but you also have to clean the CPAP machines). If for some reason it comes out or becomes clogged, you can go back to the nasal cannula as a back up. Does anyone on the list use it or have experience with it? Thanks. Sue D 63/fibrotic NSIP 9/07, VA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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