2007-02-06 07:20:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
A tracheotomy is a surgical procedure in which a cut or opening is made in the windpipe (trachea). The surgeon inserts a tube into the opening to bypass an obstruction, allow air to get to the lungs, or remove secretions. The term tracheostomy is sometimes used interchangeably with tracheotomy. Strictly speaking, however, tracheostomy usually refers to the opening itself while a tracheotomy is the actual operation.
2007-02-06 07:24:46 · answer #1 · answered by kellysue17 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short for a tracheostomy...an opening made in the neck into the windpipe to allow breathing if the windpipe is blocked up high.
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2007-02-06 15:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by huggz 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a surgical procedure on the neck through the windpipe to open the airways so the person can breath. It may be left open and the person may learn to speak by covering the hole with his or her hand and pushing air through it, resulting in a mechanical,deep kind of voice.
2007-02-06 15:24:39 · answer #3 · answered by Behaviorist 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It usually means a tracheostomy. It is basically a hole in the neck, directly into the trachea, to help someone breathe. Here is some information about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracheostomy
2007-02-06 15:27:19 · answer #4 · answered by vegan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a tube the doctors insert into the trachea (windpipe) to help the person to breathe.
2007-02-06 15:23:57 · answer #5 · answered by diannegoodwin@sbcglobal.net 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋