Posts Tagged ‘Health’
Recovery from Major Surgery Requires Gumption
#by-passsurgery #heartattack #convalesces #cardiac Recovery from major surgery is a drawn out process. Depending on the patient’s age and physical condition, it can take months. The body has absorbed a tremendous shock, especially with highly invasive procedures like coronary bypass surgery, joint replacement, or organ transplant. The patient’s strength is depleted. Muscles that worked…
Read MoreCoronary Bypass Surgery Commonplace and Life Extending for Many.
#bypasssurgery #coronary #openheart Coronary bypass surgery has been around for more than 50 years. Yet to the patient, most of whom experience the procedure only once, undergoing the operation can give rise to anxiety. The survival rate is actually very high. Less than 5 percent mortality in the first thirty days and less than 8…
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