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percutaneous transtracheal ventilation
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| per·cu·ta·ne·ous trans·tra·che·al ven·ti·la·tion [ purky tàynee əss trans trə k əl vènt'l áyshən ] |
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emergency aid to breathing: a life-saving procedure to clear an airway obstruction by which a needle cuffed with a plastic catheter is passed through the skin into the trachea. The needle is then withdrawn, leaving the catheter in place.
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