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What are the potential complications of surgery?

April 26, 2017complications potential surgery

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What are the potential complications of surgery?

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Bleeding and infection are the two primary complications. Both of these are uncommon. We will discuss how to recognize and deal with these problems on the day of surgery.

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Any time an animal (or human) undergoes anesthesia there is the risk of adverse reactions to anesthesia, including death. However, blood work is performed prior to anesthesia in order to identify any underlying medical conditions which may influence anesthetic choices. In addition, there are board-certified anesthesiologists and an extremely experienced staff of anesthesia nurses here at the VMC that will take exceptional care of your pet. Complications associated with surgery are uncommon and include excessive bleeding, infection, fracture of the tibial crest or fibula, and surgical implant failure. It will be essential that the post-operative instructions be followed precisely in order to prevent surgical site infections (usually due to dogs licking the incision), failure of the suture or implant (breakage of the suture or TPLO/ TTA plate) or fracture of tibia.