FIGURE LEGENDS
FIGURE 1 Tracheostomy team consists of a surgeon (otolaryngologist), a first assistant (2nd or 3rd -year residents in the otolaryngology residency program), and a nurse.
FIGURE 2 (A) After making a 5mm long incision for tracheal window, surgern opened slightly with a mosquito forceps and the position of the endotracheal tube is checked. (B) A gradual dilator is inserted into the tracheal window. (C) A guide wire is inserted along the dilator. (D) The dilator is then removed, and the guide wire left in place. (E)The tracheal window is then expanded using the guide wire. (F) The tracheostomy tube is inserted along the guide wire and the guide wire is removed.