What are the risks and the recovery period for a carotid subclavian bypass?

Question

What are the risks and the recovery period for a carotid subclavian bypass?
I am having one monday and I'm scared. also what type of future probelms might i have. How long will it take to get back to regular activies. what r the chances of strroke and death
someone please answer

Answer 1

This procedure is a complicated operation on some very important blood vessels of the body. I'm sure you would have to ask the vascular surgeon who is doing this procedure on you for the proper figures.

I'm also sure that there is a very good reason for you to have this procedure (like do you have a subclavian stenosis or other blockage that is to be bypassed and decreased blood flow to your arm or subclavian steal syndrome or something ... )

The risks of your procedure are going to include:

o Risks of the Anaesthetic
o Risks of the procedure itself

Risks of the Anaesthetic (from most common to rare)
Post Operative Nausea and Vomiting
Sore throat/Hoarse voice (from the endotracheal tube)
Bruising from injection sites
...
Allergies to the medications
Malignant Hyperthermia

Risks of the Procedure - in no particular order
Infection
Haemorrhage (bleeding)

Stroke - 1% rate
Death - 1-2% rate

Phrenic Nerve injury
Horner's Syndrome
Acute blockage of the subclavian artery
Blockage of the bypass conduit

"The usual technique used to treat proximal subclavian disease is the carotid-subclavian bypass. This has a perioperative mortality rate of 1% to 2% and a stroke rate of 1%. Other complications include phrenic nerve injury, thoracic duct disruption, and Horner's syndrome. While long-term patency is high (96% at 5 years), 1% to 2% of grafts will become infected. Where subclavian disease is complicated by proximal carotid disease, carotid-subclavian bypass is no longer an option. More complex surgery carries an even higher mortality and complication rate."

Answer 2

Subclavian Carotid Bypass

Answer 3

Carotid Subclavian Bypass

Answer 4

Hi. I had to this procedure done in 2010. I lost a lot of strength and it took awhile to get back to normal. I don't really know how long the surgery was. I have to get tested about every 6 months in case another blockage occurs. I'm doing fine now though and I'm sure you will too.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

my husband had a left sided subclavical bypass and during surgery the nerve to his voice box was damaged so now he has a paralyzed vocal chord, he can only whisper and it exhausts him to talk.