Tracheotomy (/ˌtreɪkiˈɒtəmi/, UK also /ˌtræki-/), or tracheostomy, is a surgical airway management procedure which consists of making an incision (cut)...

cricothyrotomy (used almost exclusively in emergency circumstances) and the tracheotomy, used primarily in situations where a prolonged need for airway support...

measure airflow into and out of the nose and/or mouth. The removal of a tracheotomy tube is referred to as decannulation. A cannula is used in an emergency...

of tracheal intubation are impossible or impractical. Compared with tracheotomy, cricothyrotomy is quicker and easier to perform, does not require manipulation...

with the antibiotics erythromycin or benzylpenicillin.In severe cases a tracheotomy is sometimes needed to open the airway. In 2015, 4,500 cases were officially...

transtracheal ventilation (PTV). A tracheotomy is a surgically created opening from the skin of the neck down to the trachea. A tracheotomy may be considered where...

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placement of a flexible plastic catheter into the trachea. For millennia, tracheotomy was considered the most reliable (and most risky) method of tracheal...

In an emergency, or when tracheal intubation is deemed impossible, a tracheotomy is often performed to insert a tube for ventilation, usually when needed...

professionals that he had sustained a grave head trauma. An emergency tracheotomy was conducted alongside the track to establish a secure airway through...