Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic
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 possibl...
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| author | David P. Goldstein Gilbert Ralph John R. de Almeida Ashok R. Jethwa Jonathan Irish Douglas B. Chepeha Dale Brown Patrick Gullane John Waldron Elana Aziza Lisa Durkin |
| author_facet | David P. Goldstein Gilbert Ralph John R. de Almeida Ashok R. Jethwa Jonathan Irish Douglas B. Chepeha Dale Brown Patrick Gullane John Waldron Elana Aziza Lisa Durkin |
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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj-art-07a0b41f595f4b21914df4f1c41eb30e2025-02-02T23:08:46ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery1916-02162020-08-014911610.1186/s40463-020-00456-zTracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemicDavid P. Goldstein0Gilbert Ralph1John R. de Almeida2Ashok R. Jethwa3Jonathan Irish4Douglas B. Chepeha5Dale Brown6Patrick Gullane7John Waldron8Elana Aziza9Lisa Durkin10Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University Health Network, University of TorontoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of TorontoSpeech pathology, University Helth Network, University of TorontoSpeech pathology, University Helth Network, University of TorontoAbstract 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.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-00456-zLaryngectomyTracheoesophageal punctureVoice prosthesisCOVID-19Complications |
| spellingShingle | David P. Goldstein Gilbert Ralph John R. de Almeida Ashok R. Jethwa Jonathan Irish Douglas B. Chepeha Dale Brown Patrick Gullane John Waldron Elana Aziza Lisa Durkin Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Laryngectomy Tracheoesophageal puncture Voice prosthesis COVID-19 Complications |
| title | Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | Laryngectomy Tracheoesophageal puncture Voice prosthesis COVID-19 Complications |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-00456-z |
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