Question 1

if a person was put in a medically induced coma what are the chances of them getting out after they had a double bypass surgery?

Accepted Answer

Not enough data: The information submitted is too limited to make an informed response.Double coronary bypass ? A common procedure that does not require a "medically induced coma". Why the coma? What was the pre-treatment status of the patient? The public site is not a chat room, so your submissions are not linked. You may want to try HT Prime and contact a bypass surgeon.

Question 2

what would a post op check up consist of if the patient had surgery to repair 3 gsws and they were in a medically induced coma?

Accepted Answer

Many/nurse's list: It runs from how deep the coma is or the paralytic if being used, how well the ventilator and the patient are synchronized, all the vital signs, heart rate and rhythm, temp, bp, saturation, position in bed, urinating, bowel sounds, heart sounds, breath sounds. Ask the nurse and there will be a long list.

Question 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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..

Question 7

how can you stay health after an open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Same as before: Diet and exercise keep the typical patient healthy after bypass surgery.  This is the same advice given to a cardiac patient who has not had bypass surgery.  You should consult your physician as to what dietary and exercise program would be right for you.

Question 8

can you have children after having open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Probably the most common forms of heart surgery in a woman who are of child bearing age are heart valve surgery and repairs of congenital defects.  Most of these women will be capable of child bearing but some (like the ones with mechanical heart valves) will require special care during the pregnancy.

Question 9

when and where was open heart surgery first performed?

Accepted Answer

Cleveland clinic: The first coronary artery bypass operations performed by rené favaloro at the cleveland clinic in 1967.The first valve surgery was performed at the peter bent brigham hospital in boston in  1923. By elliot cutler.

Question 10

can you have a baby if you once had open heart surgery?

Accepted Answer

For sure: Definitely.  If your overall condition is otherwise good enough to have a baby, having had ohs isn't a factor.

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