Cardiac Services
Cardiac Surgery
Trillium Health
Centre - Mississauga
For people with
coronary artery disease, heart valve disease or other cardiac
problems, often the best remedy is open-heart surgery. Open-heart
surgery involves the use of a heart-lung machine that maintains
blood flow for the heart and adds oxygen to the lungs allowing
the heart to rest during the operation.
New Heart-Lung
Bypass Technology
In March 2004, Trillium
was the first hospital in Canada to introduce a new state-of-the-art
heart-lung bypass machine, which doctors expect will mean
far better patient outcomes and reduced stays in hospital.
The latest heart-lung machine contains a new mini-pump, which
is tiny compared to a conventional cardiopulmonary bypass
machine.
Because the mini-pump
has less tubing and no reservoir, there is little or no blood
dilution, reducing the need for transfusions during and after
surgery. Fewer transfusions reduces the stress on a
patient's immune and other systems, cuts the risk of infection,
and the risk of post-operative complications.
Trillium performs
almost 1,000 cardiac surgeries annually. About 90% of patients
report experiencing major reduction in angina symptoms due
to blood rich with oxygen being able to make its way to the
heart.
Trillium's Cardiac
Services perform the following major surgeries:
Other types of surgeries
performed at Trillium for adults include:
- Repair of the atrial septal defect, a hole some people
are born with between the upper chambers of the heart
- Aneurysm of the heart muscle
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