Open AccessEnhancing the Communication of Suddenly Speechless Critical Care Patients
Author(s) -
Carmen Rodrı́guez,
Meredeth A. Rowe,
Loris A. Thomas,
Jonathan J. Shuster,
Brent Koeppel,
Paula Cairns
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2016217
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , patient satisfaction , critically ill , perception , intensive care medicine , nursing , psychology , neuroscience
Sudden speechlessness is common in critically ill patients who are intubated or have had surgery for head and neck cancer. Sudden inability to speak poses challenges for hospitalized patients because strategies to facilitate communication are often limited and unreliable.
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