Key points:
- The delegation of some clinical tasks from the otolaryngologist-head
and neck surgeon to the speech-language pathologist (SLP) is a current
topical issue that may be associated with many advantages.
-SLP may perform voice prosthesis (VP) changes without significant
complications or need of physician.
-The mean duration of SLP consultation and VP changes was 20 min.
-More than 90% of VP change procedure were assessed as adequately
performed by patients.
-The delegation of VP change procedure to SLP may be interesting in some
rural regions with otolaryngologist shortage.
Key words : Total Laryngectomy; Cancer; Voice; Voice prosthesis;
Otolaryngology; Head Neck Surgery; Speech Therapists.