CHAPTER 96 A tracheotomy is an incision into the trachea below the cricoid cartilage in the anterior neck. A brief description of the procedure follows: 1. A Bard-Parker scalpel handle #3 with a #15 blade is used to make a small incision above the suprasternal notch. 2. Halsted mosquito hemostatic forceps are used to clamp bleeders. 3. A Senn retractor is placed to hold the skin edges. 4. A short curved Metzenbaum dissecting scissors is used to extend the incision to the trachea. 5. A mastoid retractor is placed for exposure. 6. A Bard-Parker scalpel handle #7 with #11 blade is used to incise between the cartilaginous rings of the trachea. 7. A News tracheal hook holds the trachea. 8. A Trousseau dilator is inserted to enlarge the opening for placement of the tracheostomy tube.
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