tracheostomy

A surgical procedure that creates an opening in the trachea, into which a tube is inserted to provide an airway, typically performed when the pharynx is obstructed due to edema, cancer, or other causes.

• 🇪🇸Procedimiento quirúrgico en el que se crea una abertura en la tráquea para insertar un tubo que mantenga la vía aérea permeable; se realiza generalmente cuando hay obstrucción de la garganta por edema, cáncer u otras causas.

1. Surgical airway opening C2 formal medical

   A surgical procedure that creates an opening in the trachea (windpipe) through the neck, into which a tube is inserted to allow breathing when the upper airway is blocked.

   • The patient required an emergency tracheostomy after a severe allergic reaction caused throat swelling.
   • Doctors performed a tracheostomy to bypass a tumor obstructing the pharynx.
   • After the tracheostomy, the nurse carefully cleaned the tube to prevent infection.

   🇪🇸Traqueostomía

   Sinónimos: tracheotomy

• tracheostomies plural form
• tracheostomies' possessive plural form
• tracheostomy's possessive singular form