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tracheotomy
(redirected from tracheotomy tube)

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tracheotomy (trākēŏt`əmē), surgical incision into the trachea, or windpipe. The operation is performed when the windpipe has become blocked, e.g., by the presence of some foreign object or by swelling of the larynx. A curved or flexible tube is inserted into the trachea to facilitate breathing. In diseases such as pneumonia that cause the lungs to fill with fluids, this same incision may be used to drain the lungs. A tracheostomy is the surgical formation of a rounded opening into the trachea and differs from a tracheotomy in that the former procedure establishes a permanent opening.
tracheotomy
surgical incision into the trachea, usually performed when the upper air passage has been blocked


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Reductions in the amount of oropharyngeal secretions and possible improvement in swallowing ability are two of the reported secondary benefits of occluding a tracheotomy tube and using a one-way speaking valve.
Mark Kerner and other emergency personnel inserted a tracheotomy tube into her throat and tied off blood vessels to stanch the bleeding.
Shortly after the catastrophe, ESI established a direct support link with MediSend/International, a Dallas-based medical relief organization, to provide much-needed supplies such as blood collection sets, IV catheters, examination tables, gloves, IV poles, tracheotomy tubes, and epidural and spinal anesthesia.
 
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