tracheostomy
3
9.1
- noun
- /ˌtreɪkiˈɑːstəmi/
- Specialized
:
traqueostomía
- Patients with severe respiratory issues may need a tracheostomy to ensure they receive enough oxygen.
- tracheostomy tube
- emergency tracheostomy
- perform a tracheostomy
Examples
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The surgeon performed a tracheostomy to help the patient breathe more easily after the accident.
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When examined, the patient was breathing comfortably through a tracheostomy tube.
Academic text (1996) -
After consultation with the family, the patient was treated with a tracheostomy only.
Academic text (2006) -
Patients who undergo only tracheostomy require a good family support system.
Academic text (2006) -
The family members were taught how to take care of and change a tracheostomy cannula.
Academic text (2006) -
Therefore, we first performed a tracheostomy under local anesthesia.
Academic text (2001) -
None of the subjects had tracheostomies at the time the experiments were performed.
Academic text (2001) -
Mattie is on a ventilator much of the day, has a tracheostomy, and a G-tube.
Blog text (31) -
Decannulation of the tracheostomy was accomplished, and the patient had no respiratory difficulty for an 18-month follow-up period.
Academic text (1996) -
After the tracheostomy, the healthcare team provided instructions on how to care for the new opening.
Synonyms
9
7.5
An opening made by surgery in the windpipe to let air reach the lungs when the normal airway is blocked
6
9.9
A tube placed in the neck to help a person breathe
How Invasive
- Specialized
3
9.1
- Specialized
9
7.5
- Specialized
- Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tracheostomy comes from two parts: trachea meaning 'windpipe' and -stomy meaning 'mouth' or 'opening'. So a tracheostomy is literally a new 'mouth' for the windpipe, which is why doctors make an opening there to help someone breathe.