0 a medical operation in which an opening is made in a person's neck and trachea, usually in order to help them to breathe --
People in this stage should seek immediate medical attention, as obstruction in the throat may require intubation or a tracheotomy.
During the speech, he also mentioned that he had undergone a tracheotomy.
The open surgery takes long time to recover from open surgery and patients often need their tracheotomy tube replaced.
Fountain's patent for the direct suction tracheotomy tube answered this issue.
After the ninth, however, he had to have a tracheotomy and breathed through a small pipe in his neck for the rest of his life.
In complex cases, an emergency tracheotomy may be required to prevent upper airway obstruction caused by edema in the neck.
Cricothyrotomy is easier and quicker to perform than tracheotomy, does not require manipulation of the cervical spine and is associated with fewer complications.
His breathing is entirely dependent on an electric pump connected to a permanent tracheotomy tube.
