884: IMPLEMENTATION OF ABOVE-CUFF VOCALIZATION AFTER TRACHEOSTOMY IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLIER SPEECH.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Gajic, Srdjan; Jacobs, Lauren; Gellentien, Catherine; Dubin, Randy; Ma, Kevin
- Source
- Critical Care Medicine. 2023 Supplement, Vol. 51, p435-435. 1p.
- Subject
- *SPEECH
*TRACHEOTOMY
*SOUNDS
*SPEECH therapists
- Language
- ISSN
- 0090-3493
B Introduction: b Above-Cuff Vocalization (ACV) can be performed using any tracheostomy tube with a subglottic suction channel and is the only method to facilitate speech in patients with tracheostomies who require mechanical ventilation with cuff inflation. Our goal was to assess the feasibility of hospital-wide implementation of an ACV protocol using ACV-capable tracheostomy tubes and its impact on patient speech. B Conclusions: b Routine implementation of ACV after tracheostomy is feasible, safe, and associated with earlier speech post-tracheostomy in a diverse cohort of critically ill patients. [Extracted from the article]