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Step 1
Ask the surgeon performing the open-heart surgery about the overall health of the patient, including the heart.
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Step 2
Go online and search for information about open-heart surgery by typing in keywords like "open heart surgery" and "duration open-heart surgery" in the search box of search engines like Google or Yahoo.
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Step 3
Check out the Web sites that appear on the results page.
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Step 4
Go to your local library and pick up medical reference manuals, encyclopedias, medical journals and periodicals, latest health magazines and so on. Read information related to open-heart surgery and learn about benefits of open-heart surgery.
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Step 5
Ask the operating surgeon about the estimated time for open-heart surgery. Remember, it will only be an estimate. He or she can't exactly predict the time it might take. There may be unforeseen complications that may arise during the surgery, which would extend the duration of the surgery.








