Key planning information for this type of peripheral nerve surgery in France.
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Carpal Tunnel Decompression in France is priced per case; 3 hospitals in France list Peripheral Nerve Surgery. Each hospital quotes its own price for your case.
About this procedure
Carpal tunnel decompression is a surgical procedure to treat the compression or dysfunction of the median nerve that extends through the wrist to the hand.
An incision is made in the hand and an antiseptic solution is used to wash the incision area. The incision is then made deeper below the skin and fat through the first layer. The incision is then made through the flexor retinaculum with a sharp blade. The nerve decompression is beyond the incision, into the forearm. After the bleeding stops, the incision is closed and covered with dressing and bandage.
How to prepare for carpal tunnel decompression?
The patient should inform the doctor about the following things:
Key facts to plan your treatment: how long it takes, your hospital stay, anaesthesia, risks and recovery.
Days admitted
This surgery may be done as an out patient procedure, and the patients can go home after the surgery. However, some patients are admitted to the hospital one day before the surgery.
Anesthesia
General or local anesthesia
Recovery
- The patient is taken to the recovery room to be monitored for one hour after the surgery - Pain medication may be prescribed by the doctor. - The patient will be encouraged to keep the arm elevated. - The sutures may be removed in 7 to 12 days after the surgery - The doctor will schedule follow-up visits to check the wound. - Physiotherapy may be recommended
Risks
The common risks involved in carpal tunnel decompression are as follows: - Blood clotting - Nerve injury - Wrist pain - Scarring - Failure to treat the symptoms
After care
- The patient should drive after being discharged from the hospital. - The dressing should be changed regularly on a daily basis. - The wound should be kept dry. - The patient should try to keep the arm elevated and use it for normal activities. - Lifting heavy objects should be avoided, until the doctor permits the patient to do so.
The doctor should be informed if the following symptoms occur: - Severe pain in the wrist - Fever - Infection and swelling of the wound - Weakness or numbness in the hand or fingers
Hospitals in France offering Peripheral Nerve Surgery
These hospitals list Peripheral Nerve Surgery in France; ask any of them to quote Carpal Tunnel Decompression for your case. The order reshuffles every hour so each gets equal exposure.
CHP Saint-Grégoire (Saint Gregory Private Hospital), the first Breton hospital in France specializing in Surgery, was established in 2004 when three medical facilities -- Saint Vincent Clinic, Volney Polyclinic, Bréquigny Maternity -- merged into a single site.
In 2006, the clinic was acquired by an independent group Hexagone Hospitalisation, expanding and doubling its capacity to more than 200 beds.Clinique Ambroise Paré is a leader in chemotherapy, dialysis and In-Vitro Fertilization and is the first private facility
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