Mark the FASLE statement related to tracheostomy
High-Yield Explanation
TYPE SITE INDICATION COMPLICATIONS High tracheostomy Above level of thyroid Isthmus (Between I & II tracheal Ring) Carcinoma larynx Perichondritis of cricoid cailage and subglottic stenosis Mid tracheostomy Through II or III ring, at level of thyroid Isthmus Elective indication Less chance of perichondritis, stenosis & pneumothorax Low tracheostomy Below the level of isthmus (Between III & IV Tracheal Ring) Laryngeal papilloma/ Permanent tracheostoma Pneumothorax Only indication for high tracheostomy is laryngeal carcinoma Vocal cord palsy and subglottic stenosis are planned for mid tracheostomy Most commonly performed tracheostomy is mid-tracheostomy