Key planning information for heart bypass in Costa Rica.
$19,000 fromLowest listed price
2–6 hrsProcedure time
4–7 daysHospital stay
2 hospitalsList heart bypass
Heart Bypass in Costa Rica is listed from US$19,000 to US$28,500 at 2 hospitals. The operation takes 2 to 6 hours, with 4 to 7 days in hospital. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Prices last updated Mar 2010
Cost of Heart Bypass in Costa Rica
Table of prices by type of procedure, in US$. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
Procedure
Minimum price
Maximum price
Heart Bypass
$19,000
$28,500
Price starting from $19,000 up to $28,500 · last updated Mar 2010.Final prices are quoted by each hospital
Hospitals and clinics offering Heart Bypass in Costa Rica
Heart Bypass is listed by 2 hospitals in Costa Rica. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
Clinica Biblica Hospital is one of the top medical institutions of Costa Rica. Approximatey 50% of the physicians at the hospital were trained in the USA.
Bypass surgery, also called coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease.
Arteries or veins are grafted from different parts of the patient's body to the coronary arteries in order to bypass the atherosclerotic narrowings and improve the blood supply to the coronary circulation supplying the heart muscle.
This surgery is usually performed with the heart stopped, necessitating the usage of cardiopulmonary bypass.
Bypass surgery is the most common major surgery in the USA, with over 500,000 surgeries performed anually.
New techniques for CABG:
- OCABG (off-pump CABG), is a technique to perform CABG on a beating heart.
- MICABG (minimally invasive CABG) is a technique where the incision is smaller, reducing some of the risks of this surgery.
About Heart Bypass
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Duration of surgery/treatment
2-6 hours, depending on the number of bypasses to be performed.
Days admitted
Usually 4-7 days (3-4 days in case of a minimally invasive CABG)
Anesthesia
General anesthesia
Recovery
You might be able to move around a few days after the surgery, according to your status and the doctor's advice. Usually you will be able to get back to work within 12 weeks.
Risks
Between 2-5% of patients have some sort of complications. As with any surgical procedure, there are risks of infection and heavy bleeding, as well as risks associated with general anesthesia.
After care
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