Early Heart Surgery Advantages

Life after surgery

Many children who have undergone complete correction live like normal children without any need for cardiac medication. There life expectancy and quality of life are near normal to normal population. They can get married and can have children. Children who had palliative surgery and surgery for complex congenital heart disease may have some long term associated problems requiring medication and surgical or catheter intervention. They need to use bacterial endocardiatic prophylaxis before any surgical intervention.

Advantages of early correction

By performing early correction, we can avoid repeated hospitalization, prevent pulmonary arterial hypertension and cyanosis and their complications. They can have early normalization of cardiovascular physiology and their life expectancy would be normal or near normal. They will have good physical development and prevent emotional instability.

Social Impact

Sick child increases the family burden in terms of familiar economic and social aspects. It can create adverse impact on healthy siblings. Early correction brings near normal children and they could be useful citizens, can take care of themselves and their families.