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Hello Doctor my father has a knee problem he has diabetic now recently got to know with the cad3 will he is fit to go for operation can you please suggest me in this
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Fitness to be decided by three people
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Cardiologist.
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What is his Fasting blood sugar and HBA1C?
Is a cardiology opinion sorted?
Surgery can be done once the blood sugars are with in normal risk and a baseline echo has been done
But that too under High risk
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If you have to go for tkr,Choose operating center wisely
One with icu n cath lab
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Its high-risk written on paper
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consult your doctor and ask for high risk
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You can go for pain management if surgery is high risk
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Share ecg, 2D echo, chest xray and blood test
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Dr. Rahul Kumar Pandey
Orthopedic surgeon
10 yrs exp
Lucknow
Fitness will be assessed by anesthetist and cardiologist opinion will also be required before surgery.
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