Exam (elaborations)
To Air Is Human: Care of the Patient With an Artificial Airway
- Course
- NURSING 421
- Institution
- Bellevue University
Tracheostomy is the procedure that creates an opening from the midline of the throat into the trachea. A tracheostomy tube (TT), a type of artificial airway, is placed in the stoma to keep it open. Tracheostomy tubes allow for removal of secretions and relief of airway obstruction due to trauma, bl...
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