How to Use tracheostomy in a Sentence

tracheostomy

noun
  • The strangest part was having the tracheostomy tube in his throat.
    — Maggie Menderski, courier-journal.com, 24 Nov. 2020
  • There’s no way to tell when or why a tracheostomy would have been performed.
    — Maggie Fox, NBC News, 27 Sep. 2017
  • For those that do, at around the three-week point, the protocol is to perform a tracheostomy.
    — Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2020
  • Ivan had a tracheostomy, or trach, tube to assist with his breathing.
    — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Since birth, he's breathed through a tracheostomy, a hole in his throat that extends into his windpipe.
    — Scottie Andrew and Brian Ries, CNN, 6 Aug. 2019
  • That means school nurses must know how to care for a wider range of issues, such as tracheostomy care or seizure response.
    — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 15 Mar. 2021
  • Others may require those with more skills for tasks like lifting, tending to bed sores or tracheostomy care.
    — Michael James Rocha, sandiegouniontribune.com, 1 Oct. 2017
  • The doctors have told her parents that her heart is working well and that the tracheostomy will not be permanent.
    — Amanda Milkovits, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Dec. 2021
  • My team is called in to place a breathing tube in the neck, a tracheostomy, to allow for long-term ventilation.
    — Emily Boss, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Getman uses a wheelchair, can only move one finger on one hand, and has a tracheostomy tube for breathing.
    — oregonlive, 15 June 2020
  • Three bouts with pneumonia led to a trio of tracheostomies and two brain surgeries, affecting his ability to speak and sing.
    — Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 6 May 2024
  • As his health declined, Greg underwent a tracheostomy and was given a feeding tube.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2018
  • Today, the 2-year-old breathes with the aid of a tracheostomy and ventilator as a result of a brain injury.
    — Ashley R. Williams, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
  • Ibsen attached, to Vivi’s tracheostomy tube, a rubber bag filled with an oxygen supply.
    — Bradley M. Wertheim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 June 2020
  • Jordan now relies on a tracheostomy tube to breathe and can only communicate by typing.
    — Johnny Dodd, Peoplemag, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Unable to speak due to the tracheostomy, Greg began using a small dry-erase board to communicate.
    — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, 13 June 2018
  • Schools must be equipped for a wide range of needs, from students who use wheelchairs, to those who have tracheostomies or take medication for seizures, Kern says.
    — Gina Rich, Good Housekeeping, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Tyrone Fitzpatrick has relied on friends and family to pay for the gauze pads and gel to care for his tracheostomy when his nursing home ran low.
    — Kristi Tanner, Freep.com, 13 Feb. 2026
  • At 2 months old, his doctors inserted a permanent tracheostomy tube.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Westyn remained on a ventilator for nearly a month before it was replaced with a tracheostomy tube to keep his neck open for breathing.
    — Jamie Landers, The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2021
  • There was some evidence of medical therapy, such as a catheter and a newer scar consistent with that of a tracheostomy.
    — Erin Hill, PEOPLE.com, 27 Sep. 2017
  • In one incident, she was seen removing the child's tracheostomy tube and failed to promptly reinsert it, causing the child to struggle to breathe.
    — Stephanie Ballesteros, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • An insurance company may only cover a new tracheostomy tube every month.
    — Talia Soglin, chicagotribune.com, 3 Aug. 2021
  • Surgeons performed a tracheostomy, where a breathing tube attached to a ventilator was inserted through a hole in her neck.
    — Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Radiation and a tracheostomy have left his voice almost inaudible.
    — Kaiser Health News, oregonlive, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Since then, there were three more with the last surgery in April, at which point Chaiyasate was able to remove McGrath's tracheostomy.
    — Allie Gross, Detroit Free Press, 15 July 2017
  • But the 45-minute drive into the city was too taxing for James, who has a tracheostomy and uses a ventilator to breathe.
    — Jocelyn Wiener, sacbee, 29 May 2018
  • Iris cares for a man who survived the covid ICU but still breathes through a tracheostomy (a tube in the front of his neck) and is barely conscious.
    — Washington Post, 2 July 2021
  • Chiu began an emergency tracheostomy, slitting her throat to make a hole for a breathing tube, then inexplicably stopped.
    — Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2021
  • But after the tracheostomy, Ady would need 24-hour care to make sure his airways were open and the ventilator was working.
    — Rachael Scarborough King, CNN, 15 Oct. 2021

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