ALERT:  Updates Regarding Home Ventilation Equipment

This QuickHit was prompted by Philips Respironics' announcement regarding the discontinuation of the Trilogy 200 portable home ventilator model. The servicing of this ventilator will cease in December 2025. In response, the Ontario Ventilator Equipment Pool (VEP), in partnership with medical teams, has initiated the transition of patients from the Trilogy 200 to the ResMed Astral 150.

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ALERT: How to perform lung volume recruitment (LVR) therapy in home and community?

This QuickHit was informed by a recent announcement by Philips Respironics of the global discontinuation of the model E70 CoughAssist (mechanical in-exsufflation device) effective Sept 12, 2023. In the absence of, or pending a new technology, lung volume recruitment (LVR) therapy is encouraged as an alternative secretion clearance strategy. 

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