AboutLauri Ordway Expertise I can answer your questions related to peripheral vacular disorders. This includes all arteries and veins except those inside the head and inside the heart. IE: neck (carotid), arms (carotid subclavian bypases to Thoracic Outlet) belly (aortic aneurysm & occlusive disorders, renal artery stenosis), legs (iliac, femoral, popliteal, peroneal, dorasalis pedis, posterior and anterior tibial) arteries. Aneurysm & occlusive disease, atherosclerosis, leg pain, arterial wounds and gangrene, amputation prevention. Vein disorders: Blood Clots (DVT), post-phlebetic syndrome, varicose veins, venous stasis ulcers. I can help with vascular wound treatments. Also, Raynauds, Buerger`s disease, Thoracic Outlet and other miscellaneous vascular disorders.
I CANNOT answer questions about your heart disease, blood pressure, brain aneurysm, although I can help with questions about the arteries that go to and from those organs.
Experience I am a nurse, I have worked for 14 years with two terrific peripheral vascular surgeons, one of them is also the inventor of very innovative wound care products and surgical instruments to make vascular surgery procedures better and faster. I wrote and manage our clinic website and field questions from patients all over the world.
Expert: Lauri Ordway Date: 5/19/2008 Subject: Iliac-aorta bypass
Question Male 52yo, ex-smoker, poor vascular system (MI,stroke,PAD) Right iliac 100% occluded, femoral-femoral bypass 2 years ago. Numerous stents in left iliac with no improvement. Now I am going in for an iliac-aorta bypass for the left iliac. Outside of a lot of pain how long can I realistically be expected to stay in the hospital? Is stay predicated on bowel function resuming? (And I am looking forward to walking without pain again)
Answer Darell, it is no doubt a big surgery, in experienced hands should take 1-2 hours, hospital stay will depend on how your other systems do, you are right. Realistically, 5-6 days is pretty average
You should be pain free in walking, once surgical incisions are healed over so, 3-4 days...The aorta is clamped off so anything below clamp is without blood flow during part of surgery, thats why bowel function is issue. again experience and speed is all.
lauri
