Editing Tracheotomy (section)

{{Short description|Temporary surgical incision to create an airway into the trachea}}
{{For|a similar procedure|Cricothyrotomy}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox medical intervention 
| Name        = Tracheotomy
| Image       = Traqueostomia.png
| Caption     = Completed '''tracheotomy''':<br />
1 – [[Vocal folds]]<br />
2 – [[Thyroid cartilage]]<br />
3 – [[Cricoid cartilage]]<br />
4 – [[Tracheal rings]]<br />
5 – Balloon cuff
| ICD10       = 0B110F4
| ICD9        = {{ICD9proc|31.1}}
| MeshID      = D014140
| MedlinePlus = 002955
| OtherCodes  =
}}

'''Tracheotomy''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|r|eɪ|k|i|ˈ|ɒ|t|ə|m|i}}, {{small|UK also}} {{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|r|æ|k|i|-}}), or '''tracheostomy''', is a [[surgical airway management]] procedure which consists of making an incision on the front of the neck to open a direct airway to the [[Vertebrate trachea|trachea]]. The resulting [[Stoma (medicine)|stoma]] (hole) can serve independently as an [[airway]] or as a site for a [[tracheal tube]] (or tracheostomy tube) to be inserted;<ref>{{cite web|last1=Molnar|first1=Heather|title=Types of Tracheostomy Tubes|date=11 April 2023 |url=http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/tracheostomy/about/types.html|language=en}}</ref> this tube allows a person to breathe without the use of the nose or mouth.