How long should I stay for Heart Bypass Surgery?
How is surgery performed?
What is the post-surgical care?
What are the possible risks and complications?
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How long should I stay for Heart Bypass Surgery?
You should stay at least a month to complete a whole process. On your arrival day, you should stay in your hotel to relax from a long flight and have a surgery on the following day. Normally, Heart Bypass Surgery requires 7-10 days in hospital. Post operative check up will be done afterward.
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How is surgery performed?
Heart Bypass Surgery (CABG) is done by stopping the beat of the heart and using a heart lung machine to pump blood. As the alternative, off-pump coronary artery bypass (OPCAB) surgery allows the operation to be performed without stopping the heart and it is found that blood transfusion is reduced. Surgeons will detach and attach the artery to the area below the blocked area or it can be done also by using a vein from your leg to bypass the blocked artery.
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What is the post-surgical care?
Your heart rate and blood pressure will be continuously monitored. Intravenous medicines injected through a vein are often given to regulate blood circulation and blood pressure. Full recovery from traditional CABG may take 6 to 12 weeks or more. You may return to work after 6 weeks. but not for the job which requires physical strength.
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What are the possible risks and complications?
Stroke for people who are over seventy years
Fatigue and difficulty in sleeping
Constipation, muscle pain and swelling in the area where the vein was removed
Infection
Chest pain
Fever