If no complications arise, the patient is transferred from the surgical intensive care unit (ICU) to a regular hospital room within one to two days.
Most patients go to the recovery area, but some critical patients may be taken to an intensive care unit (ICU) for close monitoring
No aftercare is required following this diagnostic test
lobectomy is the removal of a lobe, or section, of the lung
V58.78 Aftercare following surgery musculoskeletal system Not otherwise classified
There is no aftercare required following skull or sinus x-ray procedures.
lobectomy is the removal of a lobe, or section, of the lung
Hemithyrodectomy is Lobectomy + isthmus excision
A lobectomy is the removal of one lobe of the lung. If the cancer is limited to one part of the lung, the surgeon will perform a lobectomy.
A diagnostic lobectomy is a term sometimes used to refer to a Thyroid lobectomy in which half of the nodule-containing thyroid gland is removed. The term "diagnostic lobectomy" is in the instance where no clear preoperative diagnosis has been made, and the results can be used to help determine the appropriate diagnosis.
No special measures need to be taken following echocardiography.
No aftercare is generally required following a CT scan.Patients are instructed to advise the technologist of any symptoms, particularly respiratory difficulty.
To perform a lobectomy, the surgeon makes an incision (thoracotomy ) between the ribs to expose the lung