Question 1

what causes lung fluid retention after heart valve surgery?

Accepted Answer

Several: Natural after trauma or surgery to maintain fluid volume.

Heart failure
kidney issues
valve issues
heart lung machine and volume load.

Question 2

my mom had open heart surgery in jan & has recurrent pleural effs. she had a pleurx cath put in 3 weeks ago, but still is producing 600+fluid daily.

Accepted Answer

Pleurodesis: Need evaluation to pinpoint source. May be damage to lymphatic system that may respond to sclerosis of pleural cavity, or may need to consider thoracoscopic evaluation and treatment. Would seek evaluation from cardiac surgeon first or get referral to thoracic surgeon from he or she.

Question 3

my sister had a heart surgery the outcame was good but now she has fluids in her lungs. and also breathing problems?

Accepted Answer

Medical or surgical: This may be an anticipated problem after heart surgery and most times it resolves with noninvasive treatment. Her surgeon should be informed first to make sure its not surgical.

Question 4

who does an open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

TCV Surgeon: Open heart surgery is performed by cardiothoracic or cardiovascular surgeons, also known as ct or cv surgeons. These surgeons complete a general surgical fellowship and then a subspecialty fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery.

Question 5

who performed the first open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Not enough info: Open heart surgery may simply refer to an exposed heart in the chest. The surgery itself may be as simple as a biopsy or as complicated as a vessel bypass with valve replacement and aneurysm repair. You may also be referring to the use of cardiopulmonary bypass which allows surgeons to stop the heart and essentially pumps blood to the other vital organs while the heart is repaired.

Question 6

how likely is dying from open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Heart surgery: It depends on the type of heart surgery, the condition of the patient and the skill/results of the surgical team and support staff. In really first rate places the overall mortality across procedures can be 1% or less, tho some will have much higher and some almost none.

Question 7

open heart surgery--success rate if ebstein's?

Accepted Answer

Depends: Ebstein's anomaly may require surgery, but as with most procedures, varies with the surgeon and institution.  It is almost totally a function of volume of cases done.  So look for teams with published experience since a quoted rate may not apply to the institution you're looking at for help. It's the "your mileage may vary" disclaimer.

Question 8

when was the first open heart surgery performed?

Accepted Answer

Definition?: Surgery for trauma on beating hearts successful in Europe in 1890's. Multiple types of surgeries on beating heart done over next 60 years in multiple places including US. First surgery using bypass for bloodless fiels done at University of Minnesota in 1952, and started massive expansion in surgical approaches and abilities that has continued into present day.

Question 9

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 10

what person lived longest after open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Non likely known: Well one of my patients had the surgery in 1972 so that's about forty years. She is doing fine so maybe she will be #1 someday but i doubt if anyone knows. I'm sure someone can beat 40 years.

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What causes lung fluid retention after heart valve surgery?

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My mom had open heart surgery in jan & has recurrent pleural effs. she had a pleurx cath put in 3 weeks ago, but still is producing 600+fluid daily.

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My sister had a heart surgery the outcame was good but now she has fluids in her lungs. and also breathing problems?

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Who does an open heart surgery?

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Who performed the first open heart surgery?

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How likely is dying from open heart surgery?

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Open heart surgery--success rate if ebstein's?

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When was the first open heart surgery performed?

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What is recovery time like for open heart surgery?

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What person lived longest after open heart surgery?

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