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How many older PD patients are treated with surgery?
Approximately 5% of older PD patients receive one form or another of PD surgery.
Why are young-onset PD patients more likely to be surgery candidates than older-onset patients?
Because young-onset patients live with their disease for so many more years, they are more likely to become candidates for surgery than older-onset patients.
How successful is percutaneous transluminal angioplasty?
PTA is effective in many younger patients with fibromuscular dysplasia. Older patients are less responsive to this treatment.
Are there a lot of dangers associated with spinal stenosis surgery?
The success rate for this surgery is about 80%. The surgery can only make your condition better for about 5 years and will not completely cure the problem. Older patients with other diseases have a higher risk of complications during surgery. Wound infectins occur in about 2% of the cases
Are younger drivers better than older drivers?
yes
By what measure may the home environment be more conducive to postoperative recovery than hospital facilities?
One study of patients 64 and older undergoing hip surgery found that patients who were allowed to undergo rehabilitation at home had significantly better outcomes
Cpt code for port a cath port replacement?
36560 for patients younger than 5; 36561 for 5 or older.
Is it bad for bunnies to have babies when they are younger than a year?
No... they will be better mothers if they are older.
Is it better to have 2 younger guinea pigs or 2 older or different ages?
Two younger, as they will get used to each other.
Why do some older PD patients opt against surgery?
Many more develop the symptoms for which surgery may be effective, but either develop them at an advanced age, making surgery inadvisable, or decide the risks of surgery are not worth the potential benefit.
What is the opposite of older?
The opposite of older is younger.
Is a tonsillectomy a minor surgery?
It IS surgery. It is performed under an anaesthetic. and you should allow about seven days for recovery, during which you need some nursing.
