Recovery After Open Heart Surgery - a podcast by Osceola Regional Medical Center

Most patients after an open heart surgery are in the ICU for one day, most patients are back up to the floor for 2-3 days most patients after standard open heart surgery are home by post op day 3 or 4. At home they are home taking care of themselves. Their major limitation is using their arms for lifting. But they are walking, exercising otherwise. We see them back in the office after 3 weeks and that that time most patients after a standard open heart surgery are asking to get back to driving, get back to work and golf get back to things. We do ask that they hold off to any strenuous activity for a total of 4-6 weeks.

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