Presence of a tracheotomy tube and aspir
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Steven B. Leder; John K. Joe; Douglas A. Ross; Daniel H. Coelho; Joseph Mendes
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Article
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2005
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background: We sought to investigate the effects, if any, that the presence of a tracheotomy tube has on aspiration status in early, postsurgical head and neck cancer patients. ## Methods: Twenty-two consecutive adult, postoperative head and neck cancer patients were prospectively evaluated wi