Monitoring/ Auditing Criteria:

 To assess guideline implementation or adherence to recommendations. This is accomplished if the quality of life of patients with total laryngectomy is improved with no increase in the rate of complications.

Clinicians should be able to:

- Acquire full history from the patient/caregiver.

- Perform preoperative and postoperative assessment of voice, swallowing and smell functions and interpret the results.

- Perform and instruct patients about the methods of rehabilitation of voice, swallowing and smell functions after total laryngectomy.

- Choose the appropriate methods which are suitable for every patient conditions.

- Work in a team of related specialties for the best outcome of the patients.

All clinicians should be aware and informed to consider the following:

▪️  It is crucial to perform frequent assessment visits to detect any problem and deal with it in order improve the quality of life of the patients.

▪️   It is necessary to make sure that the patient is able to use and satisfied with the applied method of rehabilitation.

▪️  Red Flags that need an urgent referral for Assessment/ rehabilitation must be taken into consideration.