Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, referred to as CABG, is performed to bypass the blockage or obstruction of the coronary arteries; one of the commonly known heart disease.
Heart disease is recognized as one of the top causes of death in Thailand. According to the statistics from the Ministry of Public Health, approximately 2 Thai people die every hour as a result of heart disease.
Bangkok Heart Hospital is the first Private Heart Hospital in South-East Asia. The hospital is equipped with state-of the-art technology. With the combination of this and our competent and US trained surgical team, we are ready to treat any aspect of heart diseases.
How to get in this package:
1. Not over 60 years of age
2. No chronic renal failure of which creatinine level is above 2 mg/dl
3. The contractility of pumping chamber is better than 40% (normal 75%)
4. No chronic obstructive pulmonary disease using inhaler or history of using inhaler
5. No insulin dependent diabetes
6. No history of using anticoagulant and aspirin within 7 days before operation
7. Hematocrit > 38%
8. Body weight < 90 kg.
9. No stroke symptom within 21 days before admission
10. No acute symptom of heart disease (Acute MI)
11. No blockage in the left main coronary artery
12. No history of previous heart surgery
13. No Intra Aortic Balloon Pump required
14. No infection
15. Cash or credit card payment
16. Approval by heart surgeon from Bangkok Heart Hospital
• Operating room, CCU for 2 nights, standard single room for 5 nights (including nursing fee, meals, room rate, and room service) totally 7 nights, starting from day of surgery
• Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Cardiac Rehabilitation
• Cross-matched blood preparation prior to the operation
Cost Excludes:
• Pre-operative study (i.e. Cardiac Catheterization, other diagnosis)
• Pre-operative room and service expenses. Post-operative expenses incur in the case of requiring additional days to recuperate
• Take home medicine, medical supplies
• Special medicine such as oral anti-diabetic drugs, post-operative hemoglucose and lab for glucose test
• Miscellaneous expenses i.e. additional food and beverage
• Special medical equipment (if necessary)
Validity: Today – September 30, 2008
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