Surgical Procedures

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• QWhy do surgeons wear special clothing during an operation?

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  Surgeons and the rest of the surgical team wear special clothing during an operation to protect the person having surgery from germs. They wear a surgical gown, mask, cap, gloves, goggles and plastic covers on their shoes.

• QHow will my surgical team keep track of how I'm doing during my operation?

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  Your surgical team will keep track of how you're doing during your operation by using special machines that send information to monitors. Because anesthesia makes your whole body go to sleep, these machines do your body's work for you.

  You’ll have a machine that’s attached to your finger called a pulse oximeter that shows how much oxygen is in your blood. If it says you need extra oxygen, you’ll get it through a mask that covers your mouth and nose. You’ll also have a heart monitor that tells how fast your heart is beating, and a cuff, wrapped around your upper arm, that will measure your blood pressure.

• QWhat is the process when I have an operation in the hospital?

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  The process of having an operation in the hospital involves several steps:

  • Upon arrival at the hospital, a nurse will welcome you.
  • The nurse will put a plastic band around your wrist with your name and your date of birth on it.
  • You'll change into a hospital gown.
  • Your surgeon will explain to you why you need the operation and what happens during it.
  • You'll talk to your anesthesiologist, a doctor who specializes in medicine that puts you to sleep.
  • Once you fall asleep, they’ll bring you to the operating theater for your operation.
  • Once the operation is over, you will wake up in the recovery room. You might still feel sleepy. It can take a while for the anesthetic medicine to wear off.
  • If you have any pain, your nurse will give you some medicine.
  • Usually you’ll go home the same day, but if it’s a big operation you might stay in the hospital for a few days.
• QWhat will recovery be like after my MitraClip procedure?

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  A Dr. Vamsee Mohan M. Yaganti, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered on behalf of St. Mark's Hospital

  

  Recovery after a MitraClip procedure is usually related to the groin area, the point of access for the procedure. In this video, Vamsee Yaganti, MD, from Heart Center at St. Mark's, details what happens after the MitraClip procedure.
• QHow is an emergency operation different from an elective operation?

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  Emergency operations and elective operations are different types of operations. People get an emergency operation if they become unwell very quickly. An elective operation is one that is planned in advance. Operations are very common and most people have one at some time in their lives.

• QWhat is the MitraClip procedure?

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  A Dr. Nayab M. Zafar, MD , Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease), answered on behalf of Sunrise Hospital & Medical Center

  

  MitraClip is a minimally invasive surgery for mitral regurgitation, says Nayab Zafar, MD, from Sunrise Hospital. Learn more about the procedure by watching this short video.

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• QWhat is an esophagectomy?

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  A Dr. Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD , Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular), answered on behalf of Columbia University Department of Surgery

  Esophagectomy involves removing and replacing a portion of or the entire esophagus. The procedure is usually used as an intervention for cancer or Barrett's dysplasia, but is also sometimes employed to treat benign disease such as esophageal atresia, achalasia, or injury to the esophagus. The procedure should be performed by a specially trained thoracic or general surgeon who performs esophagectomy on a regular basis.

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• QWhat are the benefits of prehabilitation?

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  A The Society of Thoracic Surgeons answered

  Prehabilitation may be of benefit to people with poor physical fitness by improving postoperative recovery and post-discharge functional survival. Prehabilitation has the potential to reduce the risk and potentially avoid postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD).

  Prehabilitation includes a combination of exercise training, education and social support intended to improve people's physical and psychological readiness for surgery.

• QWhy might doctors evaluate a person's walking ability before surgery?

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  A The Society of Thoracic Surgeons answered

  Doctors might evaluate a person's walking ability before surgery because it is increasingly recognized that a person’s fitness level has an impact on how well he or she does after a surgical procedure. The six-minute walk distance (6MWD) is a valuable assessment for identifying people at a high risk for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The distance a person can walk in six minutes before a heart operation may be a clue to whether that person will develop problems with memory, concentration and attention after the procedure. If doctors are able to identify people who are at risk for POCD, they can provide early treatment and encourage these people to better understand the dysfunction.

• QWho is a candidate for robotic hernia surgery?

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  A Dr. Daniel R. Spogen, MD , Family Medicine, answered on behalf of Univ. of Nev. School of Medicine, Family Medicine

  The best candidates for robotic hernia surgery are healthy, young people with no history of surgeries in the area of the hernia with relatively small defects. Being a candidate for laparoscopic hernia repair depends on many factors, including the person's overall health, size of defect and prior history of surgeries around that area.