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I have a sister inlaw who was in a car accident had a collapsed lung, crushed foot , 2 broken ribs and crushed hand. she was put on life support as was having proublems breathing , and they tried to pull it two days later and still wasn't able to breath on her own waited a couple days decided to give her a uperdural for pain so they could pull her off the breathing machine things were going good she was breathing on her own and doing good so they were trying to pull the tube from her throat and she stopped breathing again so they had to start the machine up and now are talking about a trakeotomy and don't understand how this will help.

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Ruchele

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A tracheotomy is a temporary or permanent treatment for a variety of causes of BREATHING DIFFICULTIES in which the creation of a new breathing pathway is required, by-passing the nose, mouth, and throat. A tracheotomy is usually considered when an endotracheal (ET) tube (a tube that goes in the throat through the mouth) either will not be effective (in some emergency situations for example), or would be required for a long time. Sometimes, a tracheotomy is performed when an ET tube cannot be placed due to narrowing of the windpipe or blockage of the voice box (larynx).

The reasons for performing a tracheotomy generally falls into three major categories:

To bypass an obstruction in the airway (most common reason)

To help with long term ventilation in patients who cannot do this on their own (patients with respiratory muscle problems or lung problems)

To provide a temporary airway while reconstructive surgery is performed that may cause breathing problems

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