The advantages of tracheotomy in patients with brain hemorrhage are that it facilitates sputum suctioning and opening the airway, etc.; the disadvantage is that it is easy to cause infection.
1. Advantages: Brain stem hemorrhage can affect the respiratory center, central respiratory relief, or due to bedridden lung infection, peripheral respiratory failure, the need to incise the trachea, in order to open the airway, to facilitate assisted ventilation, timely suctioning, to avoid asphyxia, to control lung infection and to increase the supply of oxygen to the brain.
2. Disadvantages: Tracheotomy is a traumatic surgical procedure, which can lead to lack of protection of the skin and nasopharyngeal airway mucosa after tracheotomy, resulting in bacterial or viral infections more likely to occur.
Tracheotomy in patients with cerebral hemorrhage has both advantages and disadvantages, and it is recommended that a specialist analyze the need for tracheotomy according to the patient’s specific situation.