What can I expect after rib resection?

What can I expect after rib resection?

Recovery: Most patients will feel some level of discomfort/pain as they recover from surgery for at least 1-2 weeks. Return to activity: Patients often to return to light activity in seven to 10 days. Returning to work, therefore, will depend on the physical demands of the job.

How do you do your first rib resection?

The artery, vein and nerves are protected and the rib is carefully freed from the adherent soft tissues. The first rib is then carefully divided at the front. The rib is then divided further back and a segment removed, often in pieces.

How should I sleep after TOS surgery?

Managing your thoracic outlet syndrome:

1. Rest and elevate. If you have vascular TOS, your caregiver may tell you to rest and elevate (raise) your arm. When you are sitting or lying down, prop your arm on 2 to 3 pillows.
2. Avoid activities that make your symptoms worse. Do not sleep with your arms above your head.

How long does a first rib resection take?

The surgeon cuts and removes the extra rib and closes the incision with stitches, which dissolve in a few weeks. This surgery takes about two hours to complete and requires a one- to three-day stay in the hospital. Recovery can take several weeks, during which your doctor may recommend restricting activities.

Why do a first rib resection?

This is the mainstay of surgical management for all types of TOS. This serves to remove one side of the ‘triangle’ that is compressing the nerves or vessels, allowing them to pass freely through the neck. This is done under general anaesthetic, by making an incision above or below the collarbone.

What muscles attach to the 1st rib?

The first rib has several attachments which are listed below;

• Anterior scalene muscle: scalene tubercle.
• Middle scalene muscle: between groove for the subclavian artery and transverse tubercle.
• Intercostal muscles: from the outer border.
• Subclavius muscle: arises from the distal shaft and first costal cartilage.

What is the success rate of TOS surgery?

Excellent and good results following different operations for TOS are close to 80%, using simple statistics, where results included many patients followed up for only a few months. Using life-table methods, the success rate is 6% to 9% less, close to 70%, at 5 years.

Is TOS surgery painful?

After leaving the hospital, patients can return to their normal daily routine but should not lift anything heavier than 10 pounds for four weeks. Some patients may have some occasional discomfort, but the pain from the surgery can be controlled with over-the-counter pain pills.