tracheostomy

• Procédure chirurgicale consistant à créer une ouverture dans la trachée afin d'y insérer un tube pour assurer la perméabilité des voies respiratoires ; généralement pratiquée en cas d'obstruction pharyngée due à un œdème, un cancer ou d'autres causes.

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.

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   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.

   Trachéotomie

   • 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.

   Synonymestracheotomy