Management of communication and swallowing in intensive care: The role of the speech pathologist

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 433-443

  Baumgartner, Christina A ^a   Bewyer, Emily ^b   Bruner, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Dysphagia; Speaking valves; Tracheotomy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SPEECH THERAPY; SWALLOWING; TRACHEOSTOMY;

AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DEGLUTITION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; SPEECH THERAPY; TRACHEOSTOMY;

EID: 58849148026     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597768     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AACN.0000340724.80280.31     Document Type: Article

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