Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
; 49(1): 59, 2020 Aug 10.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-705369
ABSTRACT
With the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been significant changes and challenges in the management of oncology patients. One of the major strategies to reduce transmission of the virus between patients and healthcare workers is deferral of follow-up visits. However, deferral may not be possible in total laryngectomy patients. Urgent procedures may be necessary to prevent complications related to ill-fitting tracheoesophageal puncture (TEP) voice prostheses, such as aspiration or loss of voicing. In this paper, we describe the Princess Margaret Cancer Center's approach to managing this unique patient population.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Laryngeal Neoplasms
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Outcome Assessment, Health Care
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Infection Control
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Coronavirus Infections
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Pandemics
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Laryngectomy
Type of study:
Cohort study
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Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
Journal subject:
Otolaryngology
Year:
2020
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S40463-020-00456-z
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