OPERATION: , Insertion of a #8 Shiley tracheostomy tube.,ANESTHESIA: , General endotracheal anesthesia.,OPERATIVE PROCEDURE IN DETAIL: , After obtaining informed consent from the patient's family, including a thorough explanation of the risks and benefits of the aforementioned procedure, the patient was taken to the operating room and general endotracheal anesthesia was administered.,Next, a #10-blade scalpel was used to make an incision approximately 1 fingerbreadth above the sternal notch.  Dissection was carried down using Bovie electrocautery to the level of the trachea.  The 2nd tracheal ring was identified.  Next, a #11-blade scalpel was used to make a trap door in the trachea.  The endotracheal tube was backed out.  A #8 Shiley tracheostomy tube was inserted, and tidal CO2 was confirmed when it was connected to the circuit.  We then secured it in place using 0 silk suture.  A sterile dressing was applied.  The patient tolerated the procedure well.surgery, tracheostomy, shiley tracheostomy tube, sternal notch, bovie electrocautery, tracheostomy tube, electrocautery, endotracheal, shiley, tube,