Heart transplants usually require hospitalization for one month or more, depending on the patient’s postoperative recovery.
Heart transplantation is a major surgery, if the patient’s physical condition is good, the surgery is successful or not, the recovery after surgery is good, there is no complication and rejection reaction, in this case, usually in the month after surgery can be discharged from the hospital; if the physical condition is poor, in the post-surgery rejection reaction or other complications, the hospitalization time will be prolonged on the basis of one month at this time.
Nursing care is very important after heart transplantation, including diet, sleep, mood and medication. In the postoperative diet as nutritious as possible, a variety of varieties, go to bed on time and do not stay up late, and under the guidance of the doctor to take anti-rejection drugs regularly, do not stop taking medication without authorization to change the medication, and go to the hospital regularly for follow-up.