what does minimally invasive surgery mean?
minimally invasive surgery is simply an operation with a small wound. Compared with traditional surgery, minimally invasive surgery has many advantages, such as smaller wound, less bleeding, less pain and faster postoperative recovery. Because open surgery, whether it is stomach surgery, intestinal surgery or heart surgery, there will be huge scars on the body surface, and wounds of 1 cm, 2 cm or even 3 cm are possible. However, minimally invasive surgery has a small wound, generally within .5-1cm, and basically does not leave scars. There is basically no difference between the operation and the operation, but the wound on the patient's body surface is really small and the pain is light, and the patient will hardly feel pain under anesthesia. The hospitalization time is short, you can get out of bed one day after the operation, and you can leave the hospital in 3-5 days. Fast recovery, less damage to tissues and organs.
Is minimally invasive surgery risky?
Minimally invasive surgery is definitely risky. Generally speaking, minimally invasive surgery in clinic refers to minimally invasive treatment under laparoscopy. Compared with traditional surgery, minimally invasive surgery only has less abdominal trauma, and the trauma in abdominal cavity is basically the same as that in open surgery. Even sometimes minimally invasive surgery is more risky than open surgery. For example, in patients with inguinal hernia, if traditional open surgery is performed, patients only need combined spinal-epidural anesthesia to meet the surgical requirements. If minimally invasive surgery is performed, it needs to be performed under general anesthesia. If the patient has been complicated with coronary heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease before, when establishing pneumoperitoneum under general anesthesia, there are high requirements for cardiopulmonary function, and there may be serious complications such as lung infection and acute myocardial infarction after operation. Generally speaking, minimally invasive surgery has faster recovery and less trauma than open surgery, but the unique risks, such as air embolism, carbon dioxide poisoning and thermal injury of abdominal operation, still need to be paid enough attention by doctors.
A 29-year-old woman died after minimally invasive gynecological surgery
"My love, I hope there will be no pain in heaven, and I hope you will be happy ..." For several days, Mr. Li, 31, from Mianyang, Sichuan, has been posting photos of him and his 29-year-old wife, Ms. Hu, in a circle of friends to mourn her death. Mr. Li told Red Star News that because the couple were going to have children, they had a pre-pregnancy examination and found gynecological diseases. On the morning of November 5, his wife, Ms. Hu, went to Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital for minimally invasive surgery, but unfortunately failed to get off the operating table and died that afternoon. On the morning of November 9, Mianyang Maternal and Child Health Hospital replied that when Ms. Hu was undergoing laparoscopic surgery under general anesthesia (chocolate cyst peeling, uterus lesion removal, and double fallopian tube intubation), her heart rate suddenly increased and her body temperature increased rapidly. The hospital immediately organized relevant experts at the municipal level to rescue her. At 17: 28, the patient died because of ineffective rescue. As for the cause of death of the patient, the expert's preliminary opinion is malignant hyperthermia, which is an extremely rare familial skeletal muscle abnormal hypermetabolic myopathy, which is related to congenital genes and generally has no manifestations. Inhalation of anesthetics and muscle relaxants may induce it. Mr. Li said that he disagreed with the hospital's statement of "malignant high fever" and hoped that the cause of death of his wife could be found out through autopsy. If the hospital has the responsibility, he will safeguard his rights and interests according to law.
how long does it take to recover from minimally invasive surgery
The recovery time after minimally invasive surgery is generally shorter than that of traditional surgery, but the specific recovery time depends on the type of surgery, the disease situation and specific problems. For example, laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be discharged in about 3 days after the operation. Laparoscopic appendectomy can also be discharged 3-4 days after the operation. Larger operations, such as laparoscopic radical gastrectomy, can be discharged within one week after the operation, and the operation of intestinal cancer can also be discharged within 7-8 days. Laparoscopic hepatectomy also takes about a week. In short, the recovery after minimally invasive surgery mainly depends on the type of surgery and the illness, and at the same time depends on what the expected value in the heart is called recovery. If you just resume your normal life, such as washing your face, brushing your teeth, eating and walking, it is the above time period. If it is a heavy manual worker, it will take longer to return to the state of being able to engage in heavy physical strength before hand operation.