A 34-year-old member asked:
How long is the recovery time following open heart surgery on an infant?
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Dr. Craig Carteranswered
Thoracic Surgery 42 years experience
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.
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Dr. Barton Cookanswered
Pediatric Cardiology 33 years experience
Variable: Less complex surgery at 2-4 months of age may require a week or so in the hospital. Complex congenital heart defects requiring surgery in the first few days may result in several weeks or longer in the hospital. It really varies a great deal depending upon the diagnosis, as well as other complicating medical conditions.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
What is recovery time like for open heart surgery?
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Dr. Brian Mottanswered
Thoracic Surgery 31 years experience
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.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
How much time does open heart surgery last?
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
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.
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A 36-year-old member asked:
How long does it take to wake up from open heart surgery?
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Dr. Calvin Weisbergeranswered
53 years experience
Anesthesia: Anesthesiologists often run the case so a patient is awake very rapidly at the end of the procedure. Not all anesthetic runs aim for this however. Discuss the specifics with the anesthesia team doing the procedure.
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