Glenn / Bidirectional Cavopulmonary Shunt cost in United Arab Emirates (2026)

1. Stop smoking at least 4 weeks before surgery — wound and anastomotic outcomes both improve.
2. Optimise blood sugar (HbA1c <8 ideally) if diabetic.
3. Manage anticoagulation with prescribing physician — most need bridging or pause protocols.
4. Get dental clearance — untreated dental focus is a real source of post-op infection.
5. Arrange chest physiotherapy and incentive spirometer training before travel.
6. Pack loose, button-front clothing — overhead garments are uncomfortable for several weeks.

1. How many of these procedures do you personally perform a year, and what's your team's annual volume?
2. What's your 30-day complication rate and how does it benchmark against published international data?
3. Which equipment / implant / drug regimen are you planning to use, and why for my specific case?
4. What's your conversion-to-open or revision-surgery rate, and what triggers it?
5. Who manages me if I deteriorate post-op — is there a sub-specialist intensivist on call 24/7?
6. What does your post-discharge handover look like — written report, image CD, drug list, follow-up timeline?

• Surgery recommended without a heart-team review (cardiologist + cardiac surgeon, in writing).
• Refusal to share annual case volume or 30-day mortality data.
• Quotes that don't itemise prosthesis or graft material — brand and size matter.
• Compressed pre-op workup (less than 5 days) — heart-team review and anaesthesia clearance need time.

Between $23,200 and $45,200 at most hospitals, with a typical price of $34,500. This is based on 8 hospital prices in United Arab Emirates in our database. Your final price depends on the hospital, room type and implant; we send written quotes that list what is included.

United Arab Emirates ranks 7 of 9 destinations we compare for this procedure. The lowest typical price is in India at about $15,320.

Most patients spend about 10 nights in hospital. Full recovery takes about 49 days; your surgeon will tell you when you are fit to fly home.

Medical Visa or Visit Visa: processing takes about 3 days and the visa is valid for 90 days. We help with the hospital invitation letter.

Plan for ~22 days in-country: 10 days inpatient + the early recovery and follow-up window before fly-home clearance.

At an accredited high-volume centre, yes — the published complication rates are equivalent to top Western tertiary centres. The variable is the centre and the surgeon, not the country. We screen for accreditation, surgeon volume, and complication rates on every program we coordinate.

Most patients return to daily activity around day 24 and to full activity around day 49. Your case manager will help you sequence the local follow-up before fly-home and the home-country follow-up after.

Typical inclusions: surgeon and anaesthesia fees, theatre and ICU charges, room costs, standard implants/drugs, basic post-op investigations. Itemised exclusions: visa, flights, accommodation outside the hospital, complications (covered separately), translator. Always insist on a written line-item quote.