Above cuff vocalisation (ACV): A scoping review.

Antonija PetosicMarit F ViravongAnna M MartinCecilie B NilsenKjell OlafsenHelene Berntzen

Published in: Acta anaesthesiologica Scandinavica (2020)

ACV facilitated communication in patients dependent on a cuffed tracheostomy and attempting to communicate. Quality of evidence in improved V-RQOL and QOL-MV was very low. Several minor complications and two serious adverse events were reported.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
intensive care unit
patient reported
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation