Disadvantages of episiotomy in heart surgery

Cardiac surgery episiotomy is the most commonly used method for treating heart disease. Episiotomy in cardiac surgery is mainly used to treat ventricular septal defect. It can repair the defect more effectively and quickly, thereby restoring the normal physiological function of the heart. However, you should be cautious when performing episiotomy during heart surgery, as the risks of this type of surgery are relatively high. So, what are the disadvantages of episiotomy during heart surgery?

For patients with ventricular septal defect, in addition to interventional surgery, we can also use the method of axillary cardiac episiotomy for treatment, which can quickly suture the defect and achieve the treatment effect. However, this treatment method is relatively dangerous and may cause sequelae, so during the treatment process, we must strictly follow the formal procedures to try to avoid causing sequelae to the patient.

So what are the sequelae of right axillary episiotomy?

1. Leave scars. Right axillary episiotomy is a type of open-chest surgery that will leave a relatively long scar on the body, which will seriously affect the appearance. In addition, scar tissue may proliferate, which will cause patients to experience a series of symptoms such as itchy, red and swollen skin, which will have a great impact on daily life.

2. It is easy to cause infection. If the patient does not take proper care measures after surgery, it is very easy to cause wound infection, which will cause the wound to fail to heal for a long time and may also cause sepsis. Therefore, we must take disinfection measures after the operation and go to the hospital regularly to change medications to try to avoid infection.

3. Pain in the right arm. After the patient undergoes a right axillary episiotomy, there is a high probability that the nerves and blood vessels on the right side will be damaged, which will lead to poor local circulation, thus affecting the normal movement of the right arm, and the patient may also experience pain, redness and swelling in the right arm. This situation will cause great pain to the patient and will also have a great impact on life, so we must not be careless.

Through the above introduction, I believe everyone has a certain understanding of the sequelae of right hypogastric heart incision. Although this type of surgery can quickly relieve the patient's condition, it also has many side effects. Therefore, we should make appropriate preparations before the surgery, and during the surgery, we should listen to the doctor's instructions and strictly follow the formal procedures. After the surgery, we must also take appropriate care measures to minimize the impact of the surgery on the body.