Question 1

how long is the recovery time following open heart surgery on an infant?

Accepted Answer

Varies: It depends on the condition of the child prior to surgery, as well as the underlying condition, and the procedure done. The more complicated the procedure, the longer the recovery.

Question 2

what is recovery time like for open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

8 weeks: You could expect to be in hospital 4-6 days.  After that the usual restrictions are no driving or heavy lifting for 6-8 weeks. 
During that time you can walk, take showers, and relax.

Question 3

my son 10 year old son just had open heart surgery. how long does recovery take so he can start playing outside? riding his bike & playing football?

Accepted Answer

Best answer = team: The best answer will come as your surgical & cardiology team assesses his response to the surgery. Not all procedures respond with a predictable timeline & pre-surgical health & the complexity of the repair will factor into the recovery period. Six to eight weeks may be a good basic expectation, yet kids do very.

Question 4

how much time does open heart surgery last?

Accepted Answer

Open heart surgeryy: Open heart surgery encompasses lots of different procedures. It generally implies being placed on a heart lung machine during the surgery. The time differs depending on what procedure(s) is/are being performed. In general the range is 90min to many hours such as 4 to 6 depending on the complexity of the problem being operated.

Question 5

how much time does it take to recover from open heart surgery?

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Recovery time: Recovery time from cardiac surgery varies by the general condition of the patient and the type of surgery. For an uncomplicated coronary bypass surgery in an otherwise normal patient, can be out of hospital in under a week and back to work after around 6 weeks on the average. With complicated surgery in an ill patient these numbers can be significantly longer.

Question 6

what is the healing time with staph infection after open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Depends: It depends on how deep the infection is; a superficial infection can often be cleared in a couple of weeks.  The deeper the infection, the longer the antibiotic course/risk of complications.  The other variable would be if this is a mssa or a MRSA infection, and the choice of antibiotic.

Question 7

what is best to eat after open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Low cholesterol diet: To slow down the atherosclerotic process, a low cholesterol, low sodium diet with fish instead of red meat and polyunsaturated instead of animal fats is ideal.

Question 8

how many people have open heart surgery a year?

Accepted Answer

Almost 500,000: Difficult to get exact numbers.  Close to 300, 000 coronary artery bypass, although this number is trending down due to stents, anticholesterol meds, smoking sessation, etc.
Then there are surgeries for aneurysms, valvular disease and many different pediatric heart surgeries.  So somewhere around 450k to 500k.

Question 9

how to help a baby who has had open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Follow instructions: You should ask that question to the surgical team that did the surgery.
There are generalized answers but also there may be specific instructions depending of the kind of surgery the baby had.

Question 10

who can receive the benefits of open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Open heart surgery: More correctly "open chest surgery". Many procedures can now be done without opening the chest. Common reasons/benefits: bypass for blockage of the heart arteries, valve replacement for either narrowing (stenosis) or leakage (insufficiency), correction of congenital abnormalities, closure of abnormal openings between heart chambers etc..

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