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UK
/tɹɐkɪˈɒstəmi/
]
NOUN
- a surgical operation that creates an opening into the trachea with a tube inserted to provide a passage for air; performed when the pharynx is obstructed by edema or cancer or other causes
How To Use tracheostomy In A Sentence
- In some cases, such as when the swollen epiglottis blocks the windpipe, a tracheostomy may be performed.
- In some cases, such as when the swollen epiglottis blocks the windpipe, a tracheostomy may be performed.
- Currently percutaneous tracheostomy is accepted as a safe and reliable bedside procedure; however, the potential for intraoperative complications such as tracheal damage still exists. Health News from Medical News Today
- He also had a tracheostomy - a tube put in a hole in his throat - to aid breathing. The Sun
- She had undergone 200 operations, including a tracheostomy, after being born prematurely. The Sun
- A cervical vagotomy was performed through a midline neck incision and a tracheostomy tube was inserted at the same time.
- It was almost certain, however, that the stenosis extended beyond the level of the cricothyroid membrane and probably below the level of a surgical tracheostomy.
- Seventeen of the patients had a tracheostomy for airway obstruction.
- In some cases, such as when the swollen epiglottis blocks the windpipe, a tracheostomy may be performed.
- But the only sound she could muster was a frothing in her tracheostomy tube. Times, Sunday Times
