A HISTORY OF TRACHEOSTOMY:

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Tracheostomy is one of the oldest, one of the simplest and one of the most valuable operations in surgical practice. Yet, despite its antiquity, it was but rarely performed until the beginning of the 19th century and until less than twenty years ago its use was limited to surprisingly few conditions. Only during the last two decades has tracheostomy come to be accepted in the treatment of lower airway obstruction and for artificial ventilation, and these today constitute the chief indications for its use. For the previous 2,000 years, tracheostomy was used solely for upper respiratory obstruction.

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