Speaking valves as part of standard care with tracheostomized mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care unit

Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1119-1120

  Sutt, Anna Liisa ^a,b   Fraser, John F ^a,b  

^a THE PRINCE CHARLES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; DEVICE THERAPY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY THERAPEUTIC DEVICE; SURVIVAL; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRACHEOSTOMY SPEAKING VALVE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 84941313954     PISSN: 08839441     EISSN: 15578615     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2015.06.015     Document Type: Article

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