Research

Evidence-Based Research and the Passy-Muir^® Valve

The purpose of this section is to provide clinicians from various backgrounds access to journal articles which may assist them in understanding the clinical benefits of incorporating use of the Passy-Muir Valve into patient treatment. Articles selected emphasize evidence-based research as well as a multi-disciplinary approach to care of the patient with tracheostomy.

Clinical Benefits of the Passy-Muir Valve

• Communication
• Psychological Impact of Being Unable to Communicate
• Communication and the Passy-Muir Valve
• Swallowing
• Effects of Tracheostomy Tube on Swallowing
• Does Cuff Deflation Matter?
• Passy-Muir Valve and Swallowing Benefits
• Breathing and Swallowing Interaction
• Weaning and Decannulation
• Secretion Management
• Olfaction
• Oxygenation
• Pediatric Use of the Passy-Muir Valve
• Sleeping with the Passy-Muir Valve

Tracheostomy

• Costs Related to Care of Tracheostomy and Ventilator Patients
• The Benefits of Tracheostomy Teams
• Transtracheal Pressure Manometry as Method for Assessment

Patient Rights and Patient Safety

• Joint Commission Perspectives on Patient Safety
• Joint Commission 2010 Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A roadmap for hospitals
• Disability discrimination: quad on ventilator could not communicate with his caregivers. Legal Eye Newsletter for the Nursing Profession. October 2007