How a tracheostomy is performed | 合法醫療器材資訊網

A tracheostomy (also called a tracheotomy) is an opening surgically created through the neck into the trachea (windpipe) to allow air to fill the lungs. After creating the tracheostomy opening in the neck, surgeons insert a tube through it to provide an airway and to remove secretions from the lungs. The person with a tracheotomy breathes through the tracheostomy tube (trach tube) rather than through the nose and mouth. A tracheostomy may be temporary or permanent.

The term “tracheotomy” refers to the procedure to make an incision (cut) into the trachea (windpipe). The temporary or permanent opening itself is...