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Many surgeries can be performed via arthroscopy, which is a minimally invasive procedure using cameras and other tools to see inside of your body instead performing an invasive procedure. This results in smaller scars as well as typically shorter recovery times. However, surgery can still be very hard on your body. Sometimes, you can also be left with dangerous postoperative complications.
After surgery, you cannot expect to feel perfectly normal. It is natural to experience several after-effects of your anesthesia and operation, such as nausea, dry throat, and soreness and redness at the site of the incision. However, sometimes these post-surgical complaints can turn into more serious problems.
There are many different postoperative complications that you can experience after a surgical procedure. The most common complications include:
- Reaction to anesthesia
- Hemorrhage
- Shock
- Difficulty urinating
- Fever
- Infection
- Development of fistulas
Of course, each of these conditions can lead to other problems. For example, if the hemorrhage is in your brain, it can cause permanent brain damage. Additionally, fistulas can lead to later problems like bowel obstruction. Fistulas are abnormal tissue connections between things like your intestines and skin. This can also cause leaking of fluids from one area of the body to another.
In some cases, an error during your surgery can cause complications. For instance, the use of improperly sterilized instruments can make your incision prone to infection. Also, if your surgeon accidentally cuts a nerve, it can lead to a condition called complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS. This can result in burning sensations, changes in skin, muscle spasms, and gradual debilitation of the area of your body with the damaged nerve.
Sadly, doctors cannot always predict problems such as allergic reactions to anesthesia. However, they can take steps to prevent infections and CRPS by using sterilized equipment and extreme care during your surgery.
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If you have been mistreated by a medical professional, resulting in dangerous postoperative complications, you should contact a Wisconsin surgical errors attorney from Habush Habush & Rottier, S.C., today.
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