Sourasky Medical Center (Ichilov)
Gideon Uretzky
At Sourasky Medical Center cardiac surgeons perform heart valve replacement in the Cardiology Department. Operation lasts for 2-5 hours, a patient is connected to heart-lung bypass device and is put under general anesthesia. After the procedure is complete, a patient is put into Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for 2-7 days. Patient’s vitals are controlled, medications and nutrition delivered through intravenous line.
Patients are usually dismissed from the Hospital in 2 weeks after the operation. Complete rehabilitation takes up to 12 weeks.