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- Title
Effect of a tracheostomy speaking valve on breathing-swallowing interaction.
- Authors
Prigent, Hélène; Lejaille, Michèle; Terzi, Nicolas; Annane, Djillali; Figere, Marjorie; Orlikowski, David; Lofaso, Frédéric
- Abstract
Expiratory flow towards the upper airway after swallowing serves to expel liquid or food particles misdirected towards the trachea during swallowing. However, expiration may not occur consistently after swallowing in tracheostomised patients with an open tracheostomy tube. We investigated the effect of a speaking valve (SV) on breathing-swallowing interactions and on the volume expelled through the upper airway after swallowing.
- Publication
Intensive care medicine, 2012, Vol 38, Issue 1, p85
- ISSN
1432-1238
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00134-011-2417-8