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Speaking valves in tracheostomised ICU patients weaning off mechanical ventilation - do they facilitate lung recruitment?
BACKGROUND: Patients who require positive pressure ventilation through a tracheostomy are unable to phonate due to the inflated tracheostomy cuff. Whilst a speaking valve (SV) can be used on a tracheostomy tube, its use in ventilated ICU patients has been inhibited by concerns regarding potential de...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4818462/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27038617 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-016-1249-x |