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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Main Authors:	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
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2020-08-01
Series:	Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Subjects:	Laryngectomy Tracheoesophageal puncture Voice prosthesis COVID-19 Complications
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40463-020-00456-z

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spelling	doaj-07a0b41f595f4b21914df4f1c41eb30e2020-11-25T03:24:10ZengBMCJournal 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
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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
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
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
author_sort	David P. Goldstein
title	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_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_sort	tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher	BMC
series	Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
issn	1916-0216
publishDate	2020-08-01
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.
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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Tracheoesophageal voice prosthesis management in laryngectomy patients during the COVID-19 pandemic

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