How much does carotid endarterectomy cost

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A friend got sick last year, and later went to the hospital for carotid endarterectomy. How much does carotid endarterectomy cost? Let's talk about it.

How much does carotid endarterectomy cost

First of all, carotid endarterectomy is Yasargil's extracranial intracranial artery anastomosis for the treatment of cerebral ischemia disease after 1967. It has been popular for more than ten years, and the ways of anastomosis emerge in endlessly. It is believed that it can prevent transient cerebral ischemia from developing into complete stroke, and improve the neurological deficit caused by ischemic cerebral infarction.

Secondly, contraindications of carotid endarterectomy: 1. In the acute stage of cerebral infarction caused by internal carotid artery occlusion, blood flow reconstruction after carotid endarterectomy may aggravate cerebral edema, and may change ischemic infarction into hemorrhagic infarction. 2. The success rate and long-term patency rate of endarterectomy are very low in patients with chronic internal carotid artery occlusion. 3. Those who have serious systemic diseases and cannot tolerate surgery.

Finally, carotid endarterectomy generally needs about 20000. Go to the hospital in time and treat by operation. However, the specific cost of treatment is also directly related to the level of the hospital and the drugs used. When performing the operation, the patients must go to the regular hospital. The patients should have balanced nutrition, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, drink more water, avoid spicy food, pay attention to supplement a variety of vitamins to enhance their resistance.

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After carotid endarterectomy, the patients should pay attention to the body conditioning, especially in daily life. The key is to maintain the blood pressure at a high level (110-150mmhg), to avoid too high or too low, too low is easy to cause cerebral ischemia, too high is the risk of cerebral hemorrhage.