Tracheotomy | 合法醫療器材資訊網

Tracheotomyortracheostomy,isasurgicalprocedurewhichconsistsofmakinganincision(cut)ontheanterioraspect(front)oftheneckandopeningadirect ...

Temporary surgical incision to create an airway into the trachea

Tracheotomy (, UK also ), or tracheostomy, is a surgical airway management procedure which consists of making an incision (cut) on the anterior aspect (front) of the neck and opening a direct airway through an incision in the trachea (windpipe). The resulting stoma (hole) can serve independently as an airway or as a site for a tracheal tube or tracheostomy tube[1] to be inserted; this tube allows a person to breathe without the use of the nose or mouth.

The etymology of the word tracheotomy comes from two Greek words: the root tom- (from Greek τομή tom...