Results Briefly: Being over 70, the complication rate for your GF's mom would roughly be 7.6% which is very low. Surprisingly the complication rate for someone less than 70 years would roughly be twice as much (15.1%).
Among 574 patients with a permanent pacemaker, 259 patients (45.1%) were below and 315 patients (54.9%) were above or at 70 years of age. There were 240 (92.7%) and 19 (7.3%) dual-chamber pacemaker (DDD) and single-chamber pacemaker (VVI) implanted patients in the younger group, and 291 (76.8%) and 73 (23.2%) DDD and VVI pacemaker implanted patients in the elderly group, respectively. The complication rate was 39 (15.1%) out of 259 young patients and 24 (7.6%) out of 315 elderly patients. Postprocedural complications were statistically lower in the elderly patients than in younger patients (P = 0.005). Conclusion A pacemaker implantation performed by an experienced operator is a safe procedure for patients of advanced age. The patients who are above 70 years old may have less complication rates than the younger patients. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3743522/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The Brits go into more detail, but the overall percentage is probably about the same: https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/pacemaker-implantation/risks/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Fri, 29 Dec 2017 10:38:24 -0500 Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > My gf's mom (70+) is getting a pacemaker installed today. SHe is in > otherwise good health. How risky is this procedure? Anyone on the list > BTDT? > > On Fri, Dec 29, 2017 at 10:35 AM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > > On December 28, 2017 10:47:13 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > >On Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:00:16 -0500 Meade Dillon via Mercedes > > ><mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> In one case, a doc declined to even take the time to look up a > > >medicine > > >> that SWMBO knew of from living in Italy, so she borrowed the drug > > >> reference book from the nurses station, looked it up herself, and > > >then > > >> went back to the Doc and showed him what she wanted. He relented but > > >> was mighty upset that his patient knew more than he and stood up to > > >> him, needless to say we switched docs after that episode. > > > > > >Good thing to do! Did you tell others? > > > > > > > > Yes, about both. Ever since then my wife has kept one or two pharmacists > > in her circle so she can learn of other medicines that might be less > > expensive or more appropriate, but more importantly which drugs to stay > > away from. > > > > -- > > > > Max Dillon > > Charleston SC > > '87 300TD > > '95 E300 > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- arche...@embarqmail.com <arche...@embarqmail.com> --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
