If a patient
has recently undergone Heart Valve Replacement Surgery, then he must strictly
adhere to the instructions provided by the surgeon and take medications
as prescribed. After Heart Valve Replacement Surgery, several complications
might occur.
The patient should be aware of these Heart Valve Replacement Surgery complications
and take appropriate measures to prevent him from the complications.
Occurrence of Heart Valve Replacement Surgery complications depends upon
various factors like age of the patient, severity of the disease in the
patient, expertise of the surgeon and much more.
Certain Heart Valve Replacement Surgery complications are very severe and
may even lead to death. Hence it is recommended that the patient must know
the risks / complications and benefits of Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
before undergoing it.
Listed
below are the major and commonly occurring Heart Valve Replacement Surgery
complications:
Neurological Complications: The Heart Valve Replacement Surgery may lead
to neurological problems such as: hoarseness, memory attention, learning
the disturbances, movement disorders, mental agility, paralysis, concentration
problems, etc. 1% to 5% of patients may also get stroke. Complications
such as paraplegia, peripheral nerve dysfunction might occur during aortic
valve replacement surgery.
Kidney Failure:
During Heart Valve Replacement Surgery, a heart-lung bypass machine will
be used while the heart is stopped to function. Usage of heart-lung bypass
machine may lead to complications.
The risk percentage of using this machine is 1%-20% depending upon various
factors concerned with patients. Since the blood has to contact with a
foreign body during surgery, some inflammatory response may occur to the
whole body. This response might lead to kidney damage and cause serious
problems such as reduced urine output and renal failure.
Other
Common Heart Valve Replacement Surgery complications:
• During the surgery, the heart is manipulated and this may damage
the heart conduction system leading to abnormal heart rhythms.
• Major or minor bleeding may occur either during or after the surgery.
• Blood clots can occur and lead to attack, stroke or lung problems.
• Leakage might occur around the valve.
• Infection of the valve might occur at the incision site.
• Irregularity may occur in the function of heart beat.
• Pneumonia, anemia, breathing problems may occur.
• Pregnant ladies or breastfeeding ladies or ladies suspecting Pregnancy
should inform the surgeon earlier and change the medications. If not,
other complications might occur.
