tracheostomy
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Definition
Noun: A surgical procedure to create an opening (stoma) directly into the windpipe (trachea) through the front of the neck. A tube is then inserted into this opening to establish and maintain an airway. This procedure is typically performed when a person's upper airway is blocked or compromised, preventing normal breathing.
Usage
This is a medical term used specifically to describe the surgical procedure itself or the resulting artificial airway. It is used in clinical, surgical, and patient-care contexts. * The patient required an emergency tracheostomy after severe facial trauma. * The surgeon performed a tracheostomy to bypass the tumor obstructing the airway. * Nursing care for a new tracheostomy includes frequent suctioning.
Advanced Usage
- Percutaneous tracheostomy: A minimally invasive technique to create the opening, often performed at the bedside in an intensive care unit, rather than in an operating room.
- Tracheostomy tube (or "trach" tube): The curved tube inserted into the tracheostomy stoma. It is often referred to simply as a "trach."
- The nurse cleaned the patient's tracheostomy tube.
Variants and Related Words
- Tracheotomy: In strict medical terminology, this refers specifically to the act of cutting into the trachea. In common clinical usage, it is often used interchangeably with "tracheostomy," though "tracheostomy" more accurately implies the creation of a semi-permanent opening.
- Stoma: The actual opening created in the neck that leads to the trachea.
Synonyms
- Tracheotomy (see note above on usage).
- Surgical airway: A broader term for any procedure, including a tracheostomy, that creates an airway through surgery.
Related Phrases
- To have a tracheostomy: To have undergone the procedure.
- The patient has a tracheostomy and uses a speaking valve.
- Tracheostomy care: The routine cleaning and maintenance of the stoma and tube to prevent infection.
- Tracheostomy collar: A device that delivers humidified oxygen to a person with a tracheostomy.
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