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. 2014 Jul;40(7):1057-8.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-014-3315-7. Epub 2014 May 7.

Enabling speech in ICU patients during mechanical ventilation

Peter H Egbers  1 , Renske Bultsma, Harmen Middelkamp, E Christiaan Boerma
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Enabling speech in ICU patients during mechanical ventilation

Peter H Egbers et al. Intensive Care Med. 2014 Jul.
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Ventilator setting; Passy Muir® one-way speaking valve in red circle
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