Critical Care Medicine www. ccmjournal. org 1235 time to adequate verbal communication,
quality of life, and psychological well being are affected. Also, staff time and staff perceptions …

Methods: Design: Pilot prospective randomized controlled clinical trial Intervention: Talking
tracheostomy tube followed by 3 intensive sessions with a Speech Language Pathologist …

Critical Care Medicine www. ccmjournal. org 1803 were examined using a logistic
regression model. Overall, 57% of those studied had at least moderate ALgI (simple …

Many factors complicate communication between ICU patients, their families, and their
providers. As ICU patients are frequently unable to meaningfully communicate (1), ICU …

The timing of tracheostomy in mechanically ventilated patients has been extensively
scrutinized. Early reports and observational studies have suggested, that early use of …

The decision to perform a tracheostomy in an intubated and ventilated patient in the
intensive care unit (ICU) remains one of professional judgment. Physicians must use their …

Critical Care Medicine www. ccmjournal. org 367 therefore unable to determine the impact
of these misrepresentations on patient care. A creatinine of 2.3 that is reported to be 2.2, for …

1. Dewar DM, Kurek CJ, Lambrinos J, et al: Patterns in costs and outcomes for patients with
prolonged mechanical ventilation undergoing tracheostomy: An analysis of discharges …

We appreciate the letter to the editor by Mendelson et al (1) regarding our recent
randomized trial of video laryngoscopy (VL) versus direct laryngoscopy (DL) for …

Reference to the concerns raised in the letter to editor (1), we deeply appreciate these
concerns and his/her prudence toward creating a potential trend favoring early tracheostomy …