In the US, the price range of a heart surgery ranges from fifteen to thirty thousand dollars. That is dependent on the type of surgery one is going through. However, thousands of people still undergo heart surgery no matter how expensive it is. Some people are fortunate enough to have a health insurance in place. But how can a heart surgery really save a person’s life? Let’s take a closer look.
There are several reasons why a surgery is required in the heart.
It is done to fix or change the valves which direct the flow of blood through the chamber’s of the heart.
It is used to by-pass or expand clogged arteries.
It fixes aneurysms. These are bulges in the aorta which can split open. This scenario can cause a person’s death.
Insert devices to maintain the rhythm of the heart.
It is done to destroy some tissues that cause disturbance in the electrical flow through the heart.
It is done to create some canal in the heart muscle to enable the flow of blood.
It helps speed up the heart’s ability to pump out blood.
It is done to replace a damaged heart from a donor’s.
After the surgery, the patient is transferred initially to the Intensive Care Unit, next to the CT Unit, and to the Telemetry Nursing Unit. Each of these sections has its own special function in the recovery of the patient. By the time the patient has fully recovered, he’d be ready to be discharged from the hospital. But prior to the patient’s discharge, he will still be given a list of things to do/ medicines to take. All of these are aimed to make sure that the heart surgery process is completed successfully.
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