Clinical utility and future direction of speaking valve: A review

Suna Lian, Liying Teng, Zhi Mao, Hongying Jiang, Suna Lian, Liying Teng, Zhi Mao, Hongying Jiang

Abstract

This paper summarizes and analyzes the clinical research progress of the speaking valve in recent years, including the structure and function of the speaking valve, the impact of the speaking valve on the patient's vocalization or speech, the impact on ventilator weaning and tracheal intubation and extubation, and the effect on aspiration and swallowing function, the impact on patient mobility and quality of life. Related issues in clinical use are also described.

Keywords: intensive care unit; mobility; review; tracheostomy; valve.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

© 2022 Lian, Teng, Mao and Jiang.

Figures

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Figure 1
A speaking valve often used in our clinical practice.
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Figure 2
Major working principle of speaking valve. When inhaling, the valve opens, air or ventilator gas enters the trachea, and when exhaling, the valve closes, and the airflow forms a certain pressure on the catheter and the upper airway, forcing the gas to be discharged from the upper airway.

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