Is aneurysm surgery risky? How to take good care of the patient after surgery?

Different people use different methods to treat aneurysms. Surgery is the choice of many patients, but some patients think that aneurysm surgery is very risky, so let's take a look at, is aneurysm surgery very risky? How to take good care of patients after surgery?

Aneurysm surgery carries a higher risk. The complication rate for conventional cardiac surgery is 1%-2%, and in mature centers it is about 1%. Aneurysm surgery carries a higher risk than conventional surgery. According to reports from different centers, the mortality rate for aneurysm surgery is about 5%-10%. There are three types of aneurysm surgery, including interventional, open-chest, and hybrid interventional.

Aneurysms in different locations are treated differently. The main treatment methods are surgery, endovascular repair, and embolization. The surgical principle is aneurysm resection and arterial reconstruction. Reconstruction methods include arterial rupture repair, arterial patch suppression, and end-to-end arterial anastomosis.

Endovascular repair uses a covered artificial vascular stent for endovascular repair of aneurysms. It is less invasive and has a positive effect, but the indications must be strictly controlled. For some visceral aneurysms, coil embolization can be used to form thrombosis within the tumor to prevent further expansion, rupture and bleeding of the tumor.

After aneurysm surgery, patients should pay close attention to whether there are continued infectious lesions, observe whether there is persistent fever, take medication regularly under the guidance of a doctor, have regular check-ups, pay attention to daily maintenance, quit smoking and drinking, control blood pressure and blood lipid levels, prevent postoperative dilatation of the aorta, and promote the patient's healthy recovery.

According to the results of intraoperative bacterial culture and drug sensitivity tests, long-term targeted anti-infection treatment is required after surgery. Appropriate nutritional supplementation and enhanced resistance can also help promote recovery and improve the quality of life.

Through the above analysis and introduction, I hope everyone will pay attention to the treatment of aneurysms. We should also actively understand some precautions in life and do a good job of nursing.