what were the wires for?
2006-07-09 07:54:02 · 6 answers · asked by gregdf927@sbcglobal.net 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Quite possibly these were Pacing Wires. They could be connected to an external pace maker if you experienced heart rhythm irregularities postoperatively. I assume that the wires were removed within a day or two of the surgery.
2006-07-09 08:01:32 · answer #1 · answered by BigLarry 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm a cardiac surgery ICU nurse. It is a temporary pacing wires. All patient undergoing open heart surgery has this pacing wires inserted during surgery because post operatively cardiac arrhythmias are expected. With the presence of temporay pacing wires it is easy to just attached it to a pacemaker box in case patient experiences cardiac rhythm abnormalities, usually bradycardia, asystole, atrial fibrillation, heart blocks. Now a days there are only 2 pacemaker wires being inserted. It is being removed few days after once the condition of the patient permits. Sometimes it is pulled out on the day of discharge (few hours before).
2006-07-09 15:18:37 · answer #2 · answered by marky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with big larry. They remove them after a couple days post op.
2006-07-09 15:03:44 · answer #3 · answered by happydawg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why didnt you ask your doctor or nurse, in the hospital, at the time of surgery? ask doctor now.
2006-07-09 15:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ummm, You really need to go talk to your doctor. He can tell you better than anyone on Y!answers.
2006-07-09 14:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by yellow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
u should've ask ur doctor, u still have time to ask any doct.
2006-07-09 14:56:56 · answer #6 · answered by cilstubbs2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋