Nordwest Clinic (Krankenhaus)
Germany, Frankfurt am Main
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At Nordwest Clinic oncologists perform Whipple surgery in the Oncology Department. The operation lasts 6-12 hours. A patient stays under general anesthesia the whole time. After the procedure, a patient is transferred either to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Surgical Care Unit (SCU). Patients stay in the specialized units until their condition stabilizes. This process usually doesn’t take more than 4 days.
In-hospital stay after the procedure is 8-14 days. Complete rehabilitation takes 8-12 weeks. Patients are advised to follow strict diet and quit bad habits in order to speed up rehabilitation process.