Microtracheostomy

Microtracheostomy: a minimally invasive procedure to improve breathing

Microtracheostomy is a minimally invasive procedure used to improve breathing in patients with various respiratory conditions. This procedure, which is an alternative to a traditional tracheostomy, creates a small opening in the airway through which air can be passed.

Microtracheostomy is performed using a special instrument called a microtracheostomy. It is only a few millimeters in diameter and creates an opening in the trachea that is small enough not to cause serious complications, but large enough to allow free air flow.

The microtracheostomy procedure is performed under local anesthesia and can take only a few minutes. It is usually performed on an outpatient basis and does not require long-term hospitalization. After the procedure, the patient can continue to breathe through the nose or mouth, but now has an additional air hole that makes breathing easier.

Microtracheostomy may be recommended for patients with various respiratory diseases, such as obstructive sleep apnea, bronchial asthma, laryngeal tumors and others. It can also be used to facilitate breathing if long-term artificial ventilation is required.

Overall, microtracheostomy is a safe and effective procedure that can significantly improve breathing in patients with a variety of respiratory conditions. If you have trouble breathing, contact your doctor to find out if this treatment is right for you.

Microtracheotomy is one of the main methods of ensuring airway patency for obstructive lesions of the upper respiratory tract and larynx. This surgery is performed by creating a temporary tube (tracheal tube stimulator) in the anterior neck in preschool children and in the posterior neck in adults.

It is a puncture operation that includes three main stages:

1. Local anesthesia of the skin and subcutaneous fatty tissue of the neck. 2. Creating a conical hole in the trachea using a special needle. 3. Introduction and fixation of the intratracheal pipe stimulator. When performing this surgical intervention, various types of instruments and procedure techniques are used, the choice of which depends on the individual characteristics of the patient. However, regardless of the type of instrumentation used and the microtracheotomy technique, with all types of this operation, external damage to the skin within the trachea is significantly less than with tracheotomy. Therefore, this method has a number of advantages over traditional tracheotomy. It is important to remember that the microtracheotomy procedure requires qualified medical care from a specialist in the field of resuscitation. During their stay in the hospital, patients regularly undergo treatment of the microtracheotic placement site, as well as dynamic observation and monitoring of the body’s condition. Self-medication of this procedure can be dangerous.