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90 days ago

Susan Lynn reacted to this

Valerie Allen Hope you are feeling positive about your team and upcoming surgery. We’ll be here for you!

Susan Lynn Welcome, Prakash! You're fortunate to live near one of the country's best hospitals for heart surge... Read more

Susan Lynn Welcome, Prakash! You're fortunate to live near one of the country's best hospitals for heart surgery. Wishing you all the best! If you have any questions, just ask.

Prakash Patel Thanks Susan and Valerie.
I am going to de-stress and relax as my surgery is in a week 2/16.
Wi ... Read more

Prakash Patel Thanks Susan and Valerie.
I am going to de-stress and relax as my surgery is in a week 2/16.
Will enjoy the super bowl

Valerie Allen Good idea!

Klara Čičić Welcome Prakash! Reading success stories from this site helped me a lot to relax before the surgery. ... Read more

Klara Čičić Welcome Prakash! Reading success stories from this site helped me a lot to relax before the surgery. A good old stand up comedy on YouTube also :) You can do this!

Andrea Babcock Best Wishes Prakash!!! You will get through this!!

Prakash Patelposted an update

97 days ago

Does Anyone know if Northwestern uses rapid recovery protocol for open heart surgery?
thanks
Prakash

Marie Myers I don’t know the answer to that question, but i will say (in my opinion) that having longer lasting ... Read more

Marie Myers I don’t know the answer to that question, but i will say (in my opinion) that having longer lasting anesthetic agents are not a bad thing when waking up from open heart surgery. You will have chest tubes in, pacing wires, drains, possibly a breathing tube , bladder catheter, arterial line, neck line, at least one other IV line, and possibly be on the ventilator. So i personally was grateful for the hazy, drowsy state that i was in when i woke up. The time passed more quickly to me, and i slept a lot. Just a thought from someone who has been there… Don’t get me wrong, as a 40+ year nurse anesthetist, i know and love propofol…

DeWayne Adamson I'm w Marie.

Prakash Patel Thanks for the comments/thoughts. Bit apprehensive as surgery is in two weeks.
I watched this vide ... Read more

Prakash Patel Thanks for the comments/thoughts. Bit apprehensive as surgery is in two weeks.
I watched this video on the site and the use of rigid sternal fixation with open repairs
https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/videos/rapid-recovery-patient

Rapid Recovery Protocol 2.0: A New Approach to Recovery

https://www.heart-valve-surgery.com/videos/rapid-recovery-patient

See and learn about the impact of Rapid Recovery Protocol 2.0 for heart surgery patients from Dr. Marc Gerdisch.

Marie Myers Now that is an excellent Rapid Recovery program! I can understand your propofol question now….

Grace Mason Looks like they have an ERAS protocol https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/917937

Discharge 3 days following open heart surgery is safe

https://www.eurekalert.org:443/news-releases/917937

Patients who undergo open heart surgery and head home 3 days later are not at increased risk for complications.

Richard Munson Did they run the boston marathon 2 weeks later also?

Prakash Patel Thanks for the article Grace.

christine blackway Wow, I wish more hospitals would get with this program. Not looking forward to the traditional wires ... Read more

christine blackway Wow, I wish more hospitals would get with this program. Not looking forward to the traditional wires. ☹️

Grace Mason Christine you can request rigid fixation if that is important to you. With rigid fixation both plates ... Read more

Grace Mason Christine you can request rigid fixation if that is important to you. With rigid fixation both plates and wires are utilized. Hospitals tend not to use this if "unnecessary" because it costs more, but they also make money if you choose to go to their hospital for your surgery.
I was met with resistance when I requested it, but I said it was one of the things that was important to me.

Valerie Allen Thanks Grace, I need to go back in on that point too.