Patient-specific tracheal stoma plug improves quality of life for tracheostomy patients

Kyle K VanKoevering; Julia Brennen; Rachel Fenberg; Sam Dolphin; Natalia von Windheim; Laura Matrka; Brad de Silva; Matthew E Spector; Steven B Chinn; Philip Choi; Songzhu Zhao; Keith A Casper; Glenn E Green

doi:10.1136/bmjinnov-2022-001028

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Patient-specific tracheal stoma plug improves quality of life for tracheostomy patients

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Kyle K VanKoevering Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USADepartment of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USACenter for Design and Manufacturing Excellence, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Julia Brennen Department of Otolaryngology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USADepartment of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Rachel Fenberg Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USAAlbert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Sam Dolphin Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Michigan College of Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Natalia von Windheim Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USACenter for Design and Manufacturing Excellence, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Laura Matrka Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Brad de Silva Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Matthew E Spector Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Steven B Chinn Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Philip Choi Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Songzhu Zhao Department of Biomedical Informatics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Keith A Casper Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Glenn E Green Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Rachel Fenberg, Department of Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; rachel.fenberg{at}osumc.edu

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VanKoevering KK, Brennen J, Fenberg R, et al

Patient-specific tracheal stoma plug improves quality of life for tracheostomy patients

BMJ Innovations Published Online First: 05 December 2022. doi: 10.1136/bmjinnov-2022-001028

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Received July 21, 2022
Accepted November 16, 2022
First published December 5, 2022.

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