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Written by Dr. Vivek | Medically Reviewed by Dr. Sunil Shroff, MBBS, MS, FRCS (UK), D. Urol (Lond) on May 04, 2016
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General Information about Tracheostomy

Tracheostomy (Tray-kee-AH-stuh-mee) is a surgical opening in the trachea (windpipe) that forms a temporary or permanent opening to make breathing easier.

The terms "tracheotomy" and "tracheostomy" are used interchangeably. The opening is called a stoma.

A tracheotomy tube is inserted in the opening to keep it open.

Emergency tracheostomy is performed as a lifesaving procedure

History:

  • Tracheostomy in early days was considered slashing of the neck to save a life.
  • Even though tracheostomy procedure existed right from the Rig Vedas it was
  • In 1718 that Lorenz Heister coined the term tracheotomy
  • In 1921 Chevalier Jackson described the indications and techniques for modern tracheostomy.

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