… of our study was to determine the quality of life (QOL) using a talking tracheostomy tube. …
from a talking tracheostomy tube.8 Unfortunately, talking tracheostomy tubes have not been …

… to assess the effect of tracheostomy on Quality of Life (QOL) of … Patients who underwent
tracheostomy tube placement … the effect of tracheostomy tube placement on the Quality of Life. A …

… A significant number of patients undergo tracheostomy for management of non malignant …
of tracheostomy include hemorrhage, infection of the stoma and obstruction of the tube due to …

… We recommend the need for a multidisciplinary tracheostomy tube care team in … in
tracheostomy tube care and the primary caregiver, for better care of the child with tracheostomy and …

… A tracheostomy tube decreases the … quality of life for a patient with a tracheostomy. In
mechanically ventilated patients, speech can be provided by the use of a talking tracheostomy tube, …

… of tracheostomy tube placement over time in regard to change in communication function,
self-esteem and health-related QOL from ICU to six months after tracheostomy decannulation …

… We will therefore discuss the indications and timing for the procedure, types of tracheostomy
tubes, care of a chronic tracheostomy, and procedures for decannulation. Specifically, …

… A tracheostomy is a procedure commonly used to manage long-term ventilated patients in
the ICU. The presence of a tracheostomy tube … an ICU require a tracheostomy tube [14] and …

… -term tracheostomy can be decreased and kept low by the use of a customised tracheostomy
tube [16, 23]. Patients with customised tubes have also reported a high quality of life [28]. …

… , laryngology, and tracheostomy clinics between July 2010 and May 2013. Inclusion criteria
included: (1) adult patients (>18 years), (2) tracheostomy tube for a minimum of 3 months, …