@article {Kunduk1661, author = {Melda Kunduk and Kimberly Appel and Mehtap Tunc and Zekeriyya Alanoglu and Neslihan Alkis and Gursel Dursun and Ozan B Ozgursoy}, title = {Preliminary Report of Laryngeal Phonation During Mechanical Ventilation Via a New Cuffed Tracheostomy Tube}, volume = {55}, number = {12}, pages = {1661--1670}, year = {2010}, publisher = {Respiratory Care}, abstract = {OBJECTIVE: To study the safety, efficacy, patient tolerance, and patient satisfaction of the Blom Tracheostomy Tube and Speech Cannula (Pulmodyne, Indianapolis, Indiana), a new device that allows the patient to speak while the tracheostomy tube cuff is fully inflated. METHODS: With 10 tracheostomized mechanically ventilated patients we recorded ventilator settings and physiologic variables at baseline with patient{\textquoteright}s usual tracheostomy tube, then with the Blom Tracheostomy Tube and the Blom standard (non-speech) cannula, and then during three 30-min trials of the Blom Speech Cannula. During the Blom Speech Cannula trials we assessed the subjects{\textquoteright} success in phonation (eg, sentence length and volume). RESULTS: Nine of the 10 subjects achieved sustained audible phonation and were very satisfied with the device. CONCLUSIONS: The Blom Speech Cannula appears to be safe, effective, and well tolerated in tracheostomized mechanically ventilated patients while maintaining full cuff inflation.}, issn = {0020-1324}, URL = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/55/12/1661}, eprint = {https://rc.rcjournal.com/content/55/12/1661.full.pdf}, journal = {Respiratory Care} }