Congenital Heart Defect Corrective Surgery
Alternate Names : ASD Repair, Atrial Septal Defect Repair, Coarctation of the Aorta Repair, Heart Surgery for Children, Hypoplastic Left Heart Repair, Patent Ductus Arteriosus Ligation, PDA Ligation, Tetralogy of Fallot Repair, Total Anomalous Pulmonary Artery Correction, Transposition of Great Vessels Repair, Tricuspid Atresia Repair, Truncus Arteriosus Repair, Ventricular Septal Defect Repair, VSD Repair
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Convalescence & Recovery
Most children need to stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) for 3 to 7 days and then stay in the hospital for 5 to 14 days. By the time the child is transferred out of the ICU, most of the tubes and wires have been removed and the child is encouraged to resume many of his daily activities.
At the time of discharge, parents are instructed on activity, how to care for the incision, and how to give medications their child may need.
The child needs at least several more weeks at home to recover.
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