Characteristics of participating tracheostomised subjects
| Patient no | Age | Sex | Cannula | Disorder | Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO, nitric oxide; FENO, fraction of expired NO; EBC, exhaled breath condensate. | |||||
| 1 | 65 | M | Silver | Scoliosis | FENO |
| 2 | 58 | F | Silicon | Post-polio | FENO/EBC |
| 3 | 48 | F | Silicon | Post-polio | FENO |
| 4 | 44 | M | Silver/Shiley | Vocal cord palsy | FENO |
| 5 | 60 | M | Shiley | Post-stroke | FENO |
| 6 | 66 | F | Silver | Post-polio | FENO/EBC |
| 7 | 54 | F | Silicon | Scoliosis | FENO/EBC |
| 8 | 66 | F | Silver | Scoliosis | FENO/EBC |
| 9 | 24 | M | Shiley | Post-encephalitis | FENO/EBC |
| 10 | 67 | M | Shiley | Post-polio | FENO/EBC |
| 11 | 68 | M | PVC | Idiopathic scoliosis | EBC |
| 12 | 59 | M | PVC | Central sleep apnoea syndrome | EBC |
| 13 | 73 | F | Silver | Post-polio | EBC |
| 14 | 69 | M | Silver | Post-polio | EBC |
| 15 | 68 | F | Silver | Post-polio | EBC |
| 16 | 51 | M | PVC | Post-polio | EBC |
| 17 | 35 | M | Silicon | Neuromuscular scoliosis | EBC |