Towards an improved understanding of the effect of a speaking valve on lung volumes and communication in the critically ill tracheostomised patient

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1115012

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Patients that require life support in intensive care often have breathing tubes in their neck. This means they are generally left without a voice for days, weeks, even months. Speaking valves meant for talking are not used much due to fears of harm to the lungs. Our study is looking at how much air is in the lungs when using this valve. Data so far suggest that the valve is in fact helping the lungs. The outcomes of this study may lead to most of these critically ill patients having a voice.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2016

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Postgraduate Scholarships

Funding Amount: $45,795.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Intensive Care

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

communication | intensive care | mechanical ventilation | quality of care | speech pathology

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