Pre-Operative Preparation Knee Replacement Surgery San Antonio
Knee Arthroplasty is major surgery. Before the surgery is performed, pre-operative tests are done: usually a complete blood count, electrolytes, APTT and PT to measure blood clotting, chest X-rays, ECG, and blood cross-matching for possible transfusion. Accurate X-rays of the affected knee are needed to measure the size of components which will be needed. Medications such as warfarin and aspirin will be stopped some days before surgery to reduce the amount of bleeding. Patients may be admitted on the day of surgery if the pre-op work-up is done in the pre-anesthetic clinic or may come into hospital one or more days before surgery.
For most people Knee Replacement surgery is paid for by health insurance. For a list of medical term glosary Health Insurance Austin by Selected Benefits will assist you.