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How many patients die from complications of pancreatectomy procedures?
A study of 650 patients at Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, found that only nine patients, or 1.4%, died from complications related to surgery.
What percentage of Marfan syndrome sufferers eventually develop cardiac complications?
About 90% of Marfan patients will develop cardiac complications.
Why irregular or high hgt in diabetic patients?
due to diabetic complications
What patients are more likely to have complications during or after abdominoplasty?
Complications are more often seen among patients who smoke, are overweight, are unfit, have diabetes or other health problems, or have scarring from previous abdominal surgery
What is the recovery rate for patients with neurologic complications of Lyme disease?
Most patients with neurologic complications of Lyme disease recover completely following treatment with antibiotics. Those who do not respond are usually given an additional course of antibiotics
How can hyponatremia be prevented?
Patients who take diuretic medications must be checked regularly for the development of hyponatremia.
What percentage of U.S. patients experience complications from pacemaker implant surgery?
In the United States, patients experience complications in 3.3% and 3.8% of cases, with those over 65 years of age demonstrating a slightly higher complication rate of 6.1%.
What is the overall rate of complications associated with abdominoplasty?
The overall rate of complications associated with abdominoplasty is approximately 32%. This percentage, however, is higher among patients who are overweight; one study placed the complication rate among obese patients at 80%
What monitoring should be done on patients taking NSAIDs?
Patients who take NSAIDs for longer than six weeks should be monitored periodically for complications.
What is the prognosis for Reiter's syndrome?
Most patients recover in three to four months, but about 50% have recurrences for several years. Some patients develop complications
How can a Dr change narcotic medicine in middle of a course?
Patients get better, patients get worse, patients develop complications, patients are sometimes misdiagnosed, and so forth; all sorts of things can happen which will require a doctor to change a prescription.
How can hemophilus infections be prevented?
isolating patients with respiratory hemophilus infections; treating appropriate contacts of infected patients with rifampin; maintaining careful standards of cleanliness in hospitals,
