Clinical utility and future direction of speaking valve: A review

Suna Lian; Liying Teng; Zhi Mao; Hongying Jiang

doi:10.3389/fsurg.2022.913147

Clinical utility and future direction of speaking valve: A review

Front Surg. 2022 Sep 8:9:913147. doi: 10.3389/fsurg.2022.913147. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Suna Lian¹, Liying Teng¹, Zhi Mao², Hongying Jiang¹

Affiliations

¹ High-Dependency Care Unit, Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital, Beijing, China.
² Department of Critical Care Medicine, Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing, China.

Abstract

This paper summarizes and analyzes the clinical research progress of the speaking valve in recent years, including the structure and function of the speaking valve, the impact of the speaking valve on the patient's vocalization or speech, the impact on ventilator weaning and tracheal intubation and extubation, and the effect on aspiration and swallowing function, the impact on patient mobility and quality of life. Related issues in clinical use are also described.

Keywords: intensive care unit; mobility; review; tracheostomy; valve.

Publication types

Review