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tracheotomy

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tracheotomy

Surgical opening in the windpipe (trachea), usually created for the insertion of a tube to enable the patient to breathe. It is done either to bypass an airway impaired by disease or injury, or to safeguard air supply during surgery or a prolonged period of mechanical ventilation.



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