Bypass Surgeries

Diseases such as blockage of vessels supplying the heart (coronary artery diseases), heart attack and heart failure are the leading causes of death in the world. Stenosis or blockage of coronary arteries results with heart not being supplied and therefore, being unable to function. Coronary angiography (angiogram) procedure involves identifying the section of the vessel which was blocked or narrowed, then enabling blood restoration to the heart area by means of a bypass surgery in order to replace the vessel with another one removed from other part of the body (for instance, leg vein or another artery). All of the routine tests of the patient are performed after hospitalization. By-pass surgeries can be performed by using heart-lung machine and on a functioning heart. Approximately 6 units of blood are required for the surgery (the blood provided from patient relatives is not necessarily required to be in the same blood type with the patient as Blood Bank of our hospital exchanges these as needed). Subsequent to the surgery, patients are monitored with all of the opportunities of modern medicine in intensive care unit by a minimum of 3 physicians and staff qualified with special training. The patient whose general condition has improved is transferred to the ward. After medication treatment and diet are arranged, the patient is planned to be discharged within 6 to 8 days on condition that clinical condition of the patient allows so. The patient is called for follow-up examinations periodically.