How The Tracheostomy Works; What Changes Occur - Covidien Shiley Manual De Usuario

How the Tracheostomy Works

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HoW THE TRACHEoSTomy WoRkS
The most common reasons for performing a tracheotomy are
to bypass an upper airway obstruction or to provide long-term
mechanical ventilator support. The doctor makes an opening
(stoma) in the front of the neck into the windpipe (trachea).
Then a curved plastic tube (tracheostomy tube) is placed into
the opening through which you breathe.

What Changes occur

While your tube is a wonderful aid to help you breathe
better, it requires care and some changes in the way you do
things. When you breathe through your nose and mouth, the
air is filtered, warmed and moistened before it gets to your
lungs. With a tracheostomy tube, air goes directly into your
windpipe and to your lungs without being filtered, warmed
or moistened. You will learn how to make up for this by
using the proper equipment and by learning proper trache-
ostomy tube care.