Patient had a Transcatheter aortic valve replacement for OASIS M1340 would the answer be a no for a surgical wound since this was done through a catheter?
Surgical wound present only if a cut-down was performed to reach the vasculature to perform the TAVR. If just puncture wound present, no surgical wound.
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Dawn Chapman RN, BSN, HCS-D, COS-C
Call Center Supervisor
VNA of Cape Cod
508-495-5793
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Healthcare & Hospice at home for more than 100 years.
Surgical wound present only if a cut-down was performed to reach the vasculature to perform the TAVR. If just puncture wound present, no surgical wound.
A friend of mine is on the team that does these procedures. They are done through an angio puncture. Truly amazing!