ArticleJournal of the Intensive Care Society2020
The role of speech and language therapists in the intensive care unit.
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- Effects of a swallowing and oral-care program on resuming oral feeding and reducing pneumonia in patients following endotracheal extubation: a randomized, open-label, controlled trial.Critical care (London, England) · 2023Trial
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- Assessment and management approaches for dysphagia in tracheostomized patients: Practices of speech-language pathologists in India.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2025Article
- Clinical decision-making process of healthcare workers when feeding critically ill adults in public sector ICUs in South Africa.The Southern African journal of critical care : the official journal of the Critical Care Society · 2025Article
- Evaluation and Treatment of Dysphagia in Public and Private Intensive Care Units (ICUs) in Greece.International archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2024Article
- Strategies of Screening and Treating Post-Extubation Dysphagia: An Overview of the Situation in Greek-Cypriot ICUs.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Multidisciplinary Approach to Verbal Communication Interventions for Mechanically Ventilated Adults With a Tracheostomy.Respiratory care · 2023Review
- Therapy professionals in critical care: A UK wide workforce survey.Journal of the Intensive Care Society · 2023Article
- Does a decannulation protocol exist in COVID-19 patients? The importance of working in a multiprofessional team.Discover health systems · 2023Article
- Improving compliance with swallowing exercise to decrease radiotherapy-related dysphagia in patients with head and neck cancer.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2023Review
- Exploration of therapists' views of practice within critical care.BMJ open respiratory research · 2021Article
- A Consensus Statement for the Management and Rehabilitation of Communication and Swallowing Function in the ICU: A Global Response to COVID-19.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Article
- COVID-19: lessons for junior doctors redeployed to critical care.Postgraduate medical journal · 2021Article
- Exploring Practice Approaches and Opinions of International Speech and Language Therapists in the Assessment and Management of Oropharyngeal Swallowing in Adults on High-flow Nasal Oxygen: A Focus Group Study.International journal of language & communication disordersArticle
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Abstract
National guidance recommends the involvement of speech and language therapists in intensive care particularly for those requiring tracheostomy and ventilation. However, the role of speech and language therapists is poorly understood especially in the context of critical care. This article aims to increase awareness of the background training and skills development of speech and language therapists working in this context to demonstrate their range of specialist abilities. Speech and language therapists support and enhance the process of laryngeal weaning alongside the rehabilitation of speech and swallowing as part of the multidisciplinary team. Examples are provided of the types of interventions that are used and technological innovations that may enhance rehabilitation of oropharyngeal impairments.
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