What are the potential legal risks associated with speaking valve care?

The speaking valve is a buttonlike piece of equipment that is placed on the outer hub of the tracheostomy tube. The one-way valve opens to let air in through ... Sold in packs of 6 lanyards. The Shikani Speaking Valve™ Lanyard is designed to attach the SSV to the tracheotomy tie in order to prevent loss of the valve ... This study evaluates the efficacy of a one-way speaking valve on ventilator-dependent patients and evaluates the resulting effectiveness of their speech. Scores on the penetration-aspiration scale were not significantly affected by cuff status, i.e., inflation or deflation. However, one-way valve placement ... Dec 1, 2017 ... Abstract. One-way speaking valves have been successfully used to restore audible meaningful speech in adult patients after tracheostomy tube ... The Passy-Muir® Tracheostomy Speaking Valve allows your loved one with a tracheostomy to potentially voice and produce speech sounds. It is a one-way valve ... Speaking valves are the most common method of restoring voice following a tracheostomy. These may also be used in-line with a ventilator in some cases. This article summarizes and analyzes the research progress of the speaking valve in clinical application in recent years. Jan 18, 2019 ... Background. Tracheostomy is associated with negative effects on voice, speech, and feeding/swallowing. Speaking valves have beneficial effects ... Evaluation and treatment of patients with tracheostomy one-way speaking valve. P389166. Evaluation and treatment of patients with tracheostomy in-line ...