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In the middle of this period (January 2020), the management of VP replacements was changed from reactive, unscheduled voice prosthesis replacement (UVPR), with a median device lifetime of 7 months, to prophylactic, scheduled replacement (PVPR) procedures occurring every 3 months.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The statistical analysis confirmed a significantly lower number of complications during the period of PVPR (2020\u20132022) compared to the previous period of UVPR (2017\u20132019). In the years 2017\u20132019, out of a total of 911 voice prosthesis replacements performed in 246 patients, 425 were associated with complications related to TEF (47%). In comparison, in the years 2020\u20132022 (following the introduction of PVPR), only 91 cases (6%) (p&amp;lt;0.001; r = 0.408) out of 1,520 voice prosthesis exchanges performed in 250 patients had related TEF complications. The types and occurrence of TEF complications remained the same in both time intervals (UVPR vs. PVPR), with widening of the fistula tract being the most common, comprising 80% and 78% of all TEF complications, respectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>PVPR every 3 months can reduce fistula complications compared to a protocol with reactive replacement for voice prosthesis or TEF dysfunction.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fonc.2025.1566697","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,25]],"date-time":"2025-06-25T01:24:06Z","timestamp":1750814646000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Benefits of prophylactic voice prosthesis replacement: a retrospective study"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"15","author":[{"given":"S\u0142awomir","family":"Ok\u0142a","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jakub","family":"Spa\u0142ek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Szczepan","family":"Kaliniak","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Agnieszka","family":"Strzelecka","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Micha\u0142","family":"Chrobot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pawe\u0142","family":"Macek","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michiel W.","family":"van den Brekel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stanis\u0142aw","family":"G\u00f3\u017ad\u017a","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.3322\/caac.21660","article-title":"Global cancer statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries","volume":"71","author":"Sung","year":"2021","journal-title":"CA: A Cancer J Clin"},{"key":"B2","first-page":"7","article-title":"Voice rehabilitation and quality of life in laryngectomized patients","volume":"94","author":"Salerno","year":"2023","journal-title":"Ann Ital Chir"},{"key":"B3","article-title":"Analysis of complications after surgical voice and speech rehabilitation in laryngectomized patients. 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