Examples of tracheostomy in the following topics:
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- Among the oldest described surgical procedures, tracheotomy (also referred to as pharyngotomy, laryngotomy, and tracheostomy) consists of making an incision on the anterior aspect of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea as shown in .
- The resulting stoma can serve independently as an airway or as a site for a tracheostomy tube to be inserted which will allow a person to breathe without the use of his or her nose or mouth.
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- Ventilation is usually delivered through oro-tracheal intubation, or tracheostomy whenever prolonged ventilation (≥2 weeks) is deemed inevitable.
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- The resulting opening can serve independently as an airway or as a site for a tracheostomy tube to be inserted; this tube allows people to breathe without the use of their nose or mouth.