Aortic valve replacement
Surgical replacement of a diseased aortic valve (narrowing or leaking aortic valve) with mechanical (carbon) or biological (from animal tissue) valves. It is usually carried out as open heart surgery. If a patient is too frail to have open heart surgery or is at a high risk of complication, alternatives may be balloon dilatation of the diseased valve or valve implantation through a large artery in the groin.
- Speciality Cardiac
- Urgency elective, urgent, emergency
- Duration 2 to 3 h
- Blood Loss 500 to 1 litre
- Anaesthesia General Anaesthetic
- Procedures Arterial line, Central line, Urinary catheter, Cardiopulmonary bypass, Chest drain, Temporary pacing wires
- Pain moderate-severe (++++)
- Post-op Pain II Tablets, Injection (im, iv), PCA
- Hospital Stay 7 to 10 days
- Full Recovery 2 to 3 months
- Additional Info You may be kept asleep for several hours after the operation. You will be monitored closely for 24-48 hours after the operation in an Intensive Care Unit or High Dependency Unit
- More Information National Health Service
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