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  1. Tracheostomy - Mayo Clinic

    Nov 13, 2024 · A tracheostomy is a surgically created hole, also called a stoma, in your windpipe, also known as your trachea. This hole allows air to pass into your windpipe to help with …

  2. Tracheostomy: What It Is, Purpose & Procedure - Cleveland Clinic

    Feb 12, 2025 · A tracheostomy is a hole your surgeon makes through your neck and into your trachea (windpipe) to help you breathe. This new passage delivers oxygen to your lungs by …

  3. Living with a Tracheostomy Tube and Stoma - Johns Hopkins Medicine

    Having a tracheostomy means adjusting to changes to your daily routine. Whether the trach is temporary or permanent, understanding how to care for your devices (and yourself) is essential.

  4. Tracheostomy: Procedure, Aftercare, Recovery, and Results

    Jan 26, 2024 · A tracheostomy, also known as a tracheotomy, is a medical procedure that involves creating an opening in the neck in order to place a tube into a person’s trachea, or …

  5. Tracheostomy Procedure Home Care, Complications, Recovery Time

    A tracheostomy is a surgical procedure that creates an opening in the neck leading directly to the trachea (the breathing tube), which is kept open with a tracheostomy tube.

  6. Tracheostomy - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center

    When you breathe, air comes in through your mouth or nose. It then flows down a tube in your throat called the trachea and into your lungs. But if you can’t breathe this way, a tracheostomy …

  7. Tracheostomy - NHS

    NHS information about a tracheostomy, including what it is, when it's used, how it's carried out, and the possible risks and complications.

  8. Tracheostomy care: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

    Aug 19, 2024 · A tracheostomy is surgery to create a hole in your neck that goes into your windpipe. If you need it for just a short time, it will be closed later. Some people need the hole …

  9. What Is a Tracheostomy? - American Cancer Society

    A tracheostomy is an opening in the front of the neck that’s made during an emergency procedure or a planned surgery. It makes an airway for people who are not breathing on their own, …

  10. Learning About Tracheostomy Surgery - Kaiser Permanente

    Oct 27, 2024 · What is a tracheostomy? A tracheostomy (say "trayk-ee-AW-stuh-mee") is surgery to put a breathing tube directly into your windpipe (trachea). This tube helps you breathe when …