Wires used for fixation in open heart surgery usually need to be removed, and the exact time of removal is related to the patient’s recovery and rejection.
Open heart surgery wires usually need to be removed, because the wires are different from the normal tissues of the body, belong to the body’s foreign body, may cause rejection reaction. In general, the patient’s sternum needs to be immobilized by wires to help the disease recover.
After the patient’s sternum and wounds are completely healed, he can go to the hospital for x-ray or ct examination, and if the bones are healing well, the doctor will arrange a time for the wire to be removed.
Some elderly patients, or patients with weak physique and other underlying diseases, may have poor ability to tolerate the surgery, in which case the wire may not be removed if it does not cause discomfort.