September 26, 2018
An 88-year-old man underwent heart surgery in Lille for the first time, without heavy anesthesia, but under hypnosis.
An octogenarian operated on for the aorta under hypnosis
Gérard Courtois, aged 88, underwent heart surgery under hypnosis, at the Lille University Hospital. The delicate operation, which consisted of changing an aortic valve, in principle requires heavy local or general anesthesia, and the use of morphine and anxiolytics in particular.. However, elderly patients are ” more sensitive to side effects »Of these drugs, as explained by Professor Arnaud Sudre, head of the interventional surgery department at the Lille University Hospital, to our colleagues from France Blue North, up to ” cause neurological confusion “.
The doctors were ready to inject the patient with the usual anesthetics at any time, in case the hypnosis did not work. ” We went a bit into the unknown to be honest. Finally, the intervention went as usual for me, the gestures were the same. And the patient is doing very well », Says Professor Sudre at the microphone ofEurope 1. Hypnosis also allows the patient to recover immediately, he specifies.
8 out of 10 patients would be receptive to hypnosis
According to journalists from France Bleu Nord, “ 80% of patients may be receptive to hypnosis “. And this was the case for Gérard Courtois, who says that if it had to be done again, he would start over! Hélène Sergeant, the nurse who practiced hypnosis during the operation, took the time to discuss with the octogenarian to resolve her apprehensions before the operation. ” I went to see him the day before. We discussed his environment, his passions, which allowed me to bring him to a world he loved », She explains.
The patient was so relaxed that during the procedure, which lasted an hour, he recounted his many trips with his wife, talked about his passion for gardening and even slept without realizing it. ” Speaking of all this, we totally forget what’s going on, we are transferred elsewhere », He confides, 2 days after his operation. A first in this Lille University Hospital, which should continue hypnotherapy since ” four nurses from this interventional surgery department of the CHU will soon be trained in hypnosis »According to France Bleu Nord.
Aurelie Giraud
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