Ventricular septal defect repair

Ventricular septal defect repair

Ventricular septal defect repair: Ventricular septal defect repair is open heart surgery to repair an opening between the left and right ventricles of the heart. Either the patients own tissue or a synthetic tissue is used to patch the hole.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Ventricular septal defect repair

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Ventricular septal defect repair:

• Ventricular septal defect

Anesthetic Requirements for Ventricular septal defect repair

These surgical anesthetic requirements for the procedure Ventricular septal defect repair may include:

• General anesthesia

Procedure Complications: Ventricular septal defect repair

Possible surgical complications of Ventricular septal defect repair may include:

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Scarring
• Difficulty breathing
• Adverse reaction to anesthesia

Prognosis for a Good Outcome: Ventricular septal defect repair

The prognosis for a good medical outcome: The prognosis is excellent.

Ventricular septal defect repair: Recovery Time

Recovery period for Ventricular septal defect repair: Six to eight weeks.

Ventricular septal defect repair: Other Names

Other names for this medical surgical procedures (Ventricular septal defect repair) include:

• VSD repair

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