Optimizing Communication in Mechanically Ventilated Patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Talking tracheostomy tubes allow patients who are unable to tolerate-cuff deflation to achieve phonation. Our experience with talking tracheostomy tubes suggests that clinicians should consider their use for patients who cannot tolerate cuff deflation. PMID: 25429193 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology)
Source: Journal of Medical Speech - Language Pathology - February 13, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Tags: J Med Speech Lang Pathol Source Type: research