The conditions do increase the anesthetic risk and the rate of post-operative complications.
There were no differences found in post-operative complications between the two groups.
For many of these patients, the chance of life-threatening post-operative complications is simply too high.
Initial post-operative complications include wound infection and excessive pain or bleeding.
We found that, in general, the age didn't seem to be a factor in terms of complications inter-op or post-operative.
He was admitted to a hospital in January 1996 for ulcer surgery, and died three months later from post-operative complications.
Le Roy died in 1985 of post-operative complications following heart surgery.
He died of post-operative complications, his family said.
As a child, he almost died from post-operative complications after a supernumerary nipple was removed.
He retired in 1971 as his wife was unwell following post-operative complications - she died 18 months later.