Heart Surgery Gold Coast
Centre for Cardiothoracic Surgical Excellence
Your Hospital Stay
Aortic Valve and Root Replacement...............................................................5-7 days
Coronary artery bypass surgery......................................................................5-7 days
Heart and Lung Tumour resection..................................................................3-5 days
Lobectomy..............................................................................................................3-5 days
Minimally invasive mitral valve surgery........................................................5-7 days
Minimally invasive sympathectomy for sweaty hands..............................overnight
Minimally invasive thoracic surgery................................................................5-7 days
Mitral Valve Surgery..............................................................................................5-7 days
Nuss Bar Insertion ...............................................................................................3-7 days
Pacemaker...............................................................................................................overnight
Pleurodesis..............................................................................................................2-3 days
Pneumonectomy....................................................................................................3-5 days
Portacath insertion and removal......................................................................day stay
Thoracotomy............................................................................................................2-3 days
Video assisted thoracoscopy..............................................................................2-3 days
Please note these are approximate times only.