Article A25102
Author(s): Malcolm Lemyze, MD, Marion Lecorche, MD, Chems-Eddine Laouki, MD, Maxime Granier, MD, and Jihad Mallat, MD, PhD
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Expires Nov 01, 2028
Topics: Pulmonary
Population: Adult, Geriatric
Role: Educator, Staff
Required reading for all learners: Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes
Critically ill ICU patients who require prolonged mechanical ventilation and tracheostomy often lose the ability to speak. A speaking valve is only used once the patient with tracheostomy is disconnected from the ventilator. This retrospective cohort study, conducted in a 15-bed ICU and 5-bed post-ICU weaning center, examined the tolerability of using a one-way speaking valve connected in-line with the ventilator circuit for patients with chronic critical illness and tracheostomy.Learners must complete the entire activity and the associated evaluation AND read Implicit Bias impacts patient outcomes. No partial credit will be awarded.
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