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What is open Heart Surgery

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In this surgery, the chest is opened and operation on valves, muscles, and arteries is performed. In this procedure, new arteries are added to repair the blocked artery. Through this, fresh blood is supplied to the heart from the blocked artery. 



When is open Heart Surgery needed?


Open heart surgery may be required in this situation.

 

  • To repair or repair heart valves
  • To repair a bad part of the heart
  • To fit medical devices in the heart so that the heart beats well.
  • For a heart transplant
  • Any chest injury
  • heart attack
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Kidney failure
  • Chest pens
  • Memory weakening
  • Blood clot
  • Blood loss
  • Breathing problem
  • Pneumonia

 

 


Process


  • Tell your doctor about your medicines
  • Do not rush your allergy or any medical problem to the doctor
  • Please also inform the doctor about herpes spread, cold, fever
  • Your doctor will recommend stopping blood medications as well as stopping smoking.
  • If you are intoxicated in any way, then tell the doctor about it too.
  • Stop drinking before surgery
  • Before the surgery, you will be asked to clean yourself thoroughly so that there is no infection.

 


How is open heart surgery done?



  • This surgery takes four to six hours.
  • Patients will be given anesthesia so that the patient remains asleep during the operation and does not feel pain
  • At the time of surgery, make an eight to ten-inch cut
  • The entire heart can be seen by removing the breastbone of the patient.
  • When the heart starts to appear, the patient will be connected to the lung bypass machine because at this point the heart will stop working.
  • Surgeons can make way for blocked arteries with the help of healthy veins and artery
  • The surgeon will then stitch the breastbone back and leave it inside the wire body.
  • The original cut is then sealed.


 

What happens after open heart surgery?

 

After the surgery, your chest will have two to three tubes. These will help flush out the fluids. Apart from this, there will be intravenous tubes from which you will be given the necessary nutrients. Also, a catheter will be installed which will leave your urine.

 

Your health team will be around you so that a solution can be found in case of any problem.

 

First, you will be placed in ICU, after that you will have to stay in a regular care room for five to seven days.

recovery

 

It is very important to take care of yourself at home immediately after surgery:

 


Incision Care:


Visit your surgery area for infection, see a doctor if you have any kind of infection

like :

 

  • Too much drainage, oozing
  • Redness around incision
  • fever
  • Take medicines and manage your doctor to manage pain
  • Do not take caffeine and sleep well
  • Take nutritious diet
  • Do not take too much salt, fat and sugar
  • Don't smoke
  • Keep cholesterol and high blood pressure under control
  • Do not eat too much-fried roast and spicy food


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