Open heart surgery (cardiac surgery)
Description
A surgical procedure involving opening the thoracic cavity, specifically for heart valve replacements, heart bypass surgeries (coronary artery), heart transplants and other open heart procedures.
Cost
Check back again, iTriage will soon be listing cost information for procedures provided by Healthcare Blue Book.
Common Complications
Injury to the heart, lungs or major blood vessels of the heart and lungs. The surgery can result in post-operative pain, infection or blood clots of the legs (deep vein thrombosis) or lungs (pulmonary embolus). Patients can infrequently have bad reactions to the general anesthesia including allergic reactions and very rarely a heart attack or stroke.
Related Videos
Research
News
MAQUET Cardiovascular announced today that Johannes...
MAQUET Cardiovascular announced today that Johannes...
BARRINGTON – Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital will h...
New research shows that a surgical procedure using ...
New research shows that a surgical procedure using ...
Share Your Experience
Do you have experience with this procedure? Have you or someone
you know had a Open heart surgery (cardiac surgery) performed?
Please share your experience with other members of the iTriage community