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How Risky Is Knee Replacement Surgery While Having Stage-4 Primary Biliary Cirrhosis?
Question: Male 75 with Primary biliary cirrhosis stage 4 "auto immune disease" not ALCOHOL. I hads a mild stroke 2
years ago. I am on Coumadin. Cardiologist ok for surgery. I know people are different but can you give me a
rough idea what % have compliceations. Most importantly what is the risk of DEATH % . I know that healthy people . have a 1% risk of death. I am considering having a total knee operation. I do not want to risk dying
to be able to walk better.
years ago. I am on Coumadin. Cardiologist ok for surgery. I know people are different but can you give me a
rough idea what % have compliceations. Most importantly what is the risk of DEATH % . I know that healthy people . have a 1% risk of death. I am considering having a total knee operation. I do not want to risk dying
to be able to walk better.
Brief Answer:
Risk minimal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me assure you that total knee replacement is a widely done procedure and things rarely go wrong. I would insist you not to panic about complications and death. As such, Congestive heart failure, Hemorrhage and Limping are the complications of concern. 99.75% of patients survive the treatment.
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Regards
Risk minimal.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. Let me assure you that total knee replacement is a widely done procedure and things rarely go wrong. I would insist you not to panic about complications and death. As such, Congestive heart failure, Hemorrhage and Limping are the complications of concern. 99.75% of patients survive the treatment.
You may find it useful to go through:
XXXX
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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You did not address the stage 4 Pbc cirrhosis stage 4.
Am I to assume that this does not increase the risk of surgery?
Please explain.
You did not address the stage 4 Pbc cirrhosis stage 4.
Am I to assume that this does not increase the risk of surgery?
Please explain.
Brief Answer:
Dosage adjustments should take care of the problem with respect to surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Yes, I purposefully avoided the issue of primary biliary cirrhosis. It will call for dosage adjustments but other than that it would not directly increase the risks involved in surgery.
Regards
Dosage adjustments should take care of the problem with respect to surgery.
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Yes, I purposefully avoided the issue of primary biliary cirrhosis. It will call for dosage adjustments but other than that it would not directly increase the risks involved in surgery.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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