Question 1

what is recovery time like for open heart surgery?

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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 2

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

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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 3

what is the typical recovery period after an open heart surgery?

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5 days/ 2 months: The typical patient spends 5 days in the hospital. Once the patient returns home, outpatient physical therapy is initiated either in the home or in a cardiac rehabilitation program.  If everything goes well, the recovery period is relatively complete after 2 months.

Question 4

docs, usually how long is recovery after open heart surgery on an infant?

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Varies: Some operations are more complex, tedious, and complications.
Simple ones lead to speedy recovery in infants.
They are pliable and quick to heal.

Question 5

what is the recovery time for a 2 year old having an open heart surgery to fix asd vsd and double right chamber?

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Hard to say: Double outlet right ventricle has several variations which determines the surgical treatment.  In some cases multiple surgeries are needed to address this problem.  Your pediatric cardiologist and congenital heart surgeon will be the best resource for this question.

Question 6

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?

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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 7

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 8

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 9

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 10

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

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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.

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