| What
To Bring To The First Visit
Patients referred to Dr. Harrison
for IHPP evaluation should bring the most recent
copies of the following to their first visit:
- X-rays, including CT scan, MRI and PET scan
- Original Pathology slides
- Endoscopy reports
- Laboratory results
- Current Insurance card
The IHPP Procedure
After a patient is found to be a good candidate
for IHPP, a date for the operation/ perfusion
is scheduled. Dr. Harrison performs the IHPP procedure
at University Hospital. On the day of surgery,
the patient will be given general anesthesia.
Depending on the type of surgery performed, the
patient may be in the operating room for anywhere
between 4-12 hours. The patient will wake up in
the recovery room and stay there for 12-36 hours.
Typically, the patient will be off of the breathing
machine before he or she awakens from the anesthesia;
there may be a tube in the nose for drainage and/or
tubing from the bladder and other areas to either
remove fluid or provide nutrition. The patient
will be given PCA (patient-controlled analgesia)
to manage pain as needed.
After a time of recovery, the patient will be
taken to a step-down unit or to a bed on the surgical
floor where he or she will stay for 5-10 days,
depending on the extent of surgery. The patient
will be slowly transitioned from a liquid diet
to a solid diet. Some patients will continue to
have a special tube for nutritional support. By
the second day after surgery, he or she will be
able to sit in a chair; a physical therapist will
assist the patient resume the ability to walk.
After Discharge
An IHPP patient will be ready to go home once
he or she is able to eat, walk, and move the bowels
(some patients will have a colostomy). Within
four to six weeks, many patients are ready to
resume regular activities.
The patient will have a follow-up visit with
Dr. Harrison one week after surgery and again
about two weeks later. Additional follow-up appointments
will be scheduled every three to four months.
Some patients may receive post-operative systemic
chemotherapy, depending on the tumor type and
the amount of tumor that remains after surgery
and IHPP.
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