1.0Glossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossaryGlossaryhttps://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/author/adminglossary/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="e9eWHLSZB8"><a href="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/tracheotomy-tracheostomy/">Tracheotomy (Tracheostomy)</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/tracheotomy-tracheostomy/embed/#?secret=e9eWHLSZB8" width="600" height="338" title="“Tracheotomy (Tracheostomy)” — Glossary" data-secret="e9eWHLSZB8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/glossary/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> An opening made surgically in the trachea to create an airway in cases of respiratory obstruction.A surgical operation to make a hole through the throat into the windpipe, so as to allow air to get to the lungs in cases where the trachea is blocked, as in pneumonia, poliomyelitis or diphtheria.A surgical operation to make an artificial opening in the windpipe (trachea), which is then kept open by insertion of a tube. Tracheostomy may be performed as a temporary emergency procedure, as in severe cases of croup or choking, or it can be a planned permanent procedure, as when someone is on a ventilator (respirator).Surgically created opening into the trachea, with a tube inserted to establish an airway when the pharynx is obstructed by tumor, edema, or other cause. Also called tracheotomy.An incision into the trachea creating a permanent opening to allow for a patent or open airway.Surgery involving the insertion of a tube through the neck and into the windpipe to keep the airway open. Tracheotomy may be performed as a nonemergency surgical procedure to allow a person to use a ventilator, or it may be done as an emergency, life-saving strategy when the windpipe is completely obstructed and breathing is not possible.Incision into the trachea through the skin and soft tissues of the neck.A medical intervention involving the creation of an aperture by means of an incision in the neck, enabling the establishment of an unobstructed pathway for air through a deliberate opening in the windpipe (trachea).A surgical cut made into the windpipe.