“Deb reached across our bed to give my hand a good morning squeeze. Per our new morning routine, I shook my pajama sleeve back, so she could scan my arm band and administer my morning medication. Then it dawned on me. I was home. It was my wife, not a nurse, waking me up. What […]
The decision to have surgery is a serious one that often comes with many patient concerns. How long will I be in the hospital and what will recovery be like? What are the complication risks, and how soon until I can get back to my regular routine? These are common, valid concerns for anyone considering […]
At age 44, Molly Anderson was seemingly in good health. She had no risk factors for heart disease, lived an active life and was happily running her own thriving jewelry business — mollybeads. As she prepared for a jewelry trunk show in the North Carolina mountains in the fall of 2018, Molly didn’t feel quite […]
Recovering from surgery is tough on anyone, but for a mom who’s trying to care for a brand-new baby – it’s a more challenging scenario than most. Plus, managing pain after a surgical procedure often involves the use of narcotics – which isn’t an ideal situation for a breastfeeding mom or a newborn baby. That’s […]
ERAS Cardiac aims to improve recovery and prevent surgical complications by standardizing the care of heart surgery patients – before, during and after surgery. Comprised of more than 20 individual steps that may have minimal impact on their own, once combined have proven significant improvements in the recovery process for surgery patients. Working 12-hour days […]
Many patients and families worry about a difficult recovery process when heart surgery has been recommended. However, new protocols are taking the field by storm resulting in less pain, fewer complications, and faster recovery than ever seen before. Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery ERAS Cardiac stands for Enhanced Recovery After Cardiac Surgery. ERAS is an […]
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