: Re: Larry Young, Dr. Husted & Choosing Your Surgeon

[Guest guest]

Truthfully, Nick..

It again depends on each case.. for someone with a healthy set of

lungs, recovery and survival is pretty good. If we are speaking of

someone with problems, survival rates drop as the respiratory system

is more & more compromised.. worst-case being someone with congestive

obstructive pulmonary disease or severe respiratory depression. I've

cared for quite a few patients who survived pulmonary embolus.. but

they were otherwise essentially healthy, as a rule. I did have one

lung transplant patient with PE.. she did very well in the end, but we

were worried for a while. I have mixed feelings about greenfield

filters.. because any implanted device in the circulatory system

(heart valve, greenfield filter, ventricular assist device) also

increases the probability of clot formation.. once again, you have to

consider each person on an individual basis. Hope this " sort of "

answers your question.. lol..

Hugs,

Liane

> Liane-

>

> Now that you mention it, I heard about a gentleman who had a history

> of clots and who had the filters installed prior to surgery. He had

> one pass through to his lungs post op. Fortunately, as I recall, he

> survived. What is the survival rate for that?

>

> Best-

>

> Nick

[Guest guest]

Truthfully, Nick..

It again depends on each case.. for someone with a healthy set of

lungs, recovery and survival is pretty good. If we are speaking of

someone with problems, survival rates drop as the respiratory system

is more & more compromised.. worst-case being someone with congestive

obstructive pulmonary disease or severe respiratory depression. I've

cared for quite a few patients who survived pulmonary embolus.. but

they were otherwise essentially healthy, as a rule. I did have one

lung transplant patient with PE.. she did very well in the end, but we

were worried for a while. I have mixed feelings about greenfield

filters.. because any implanted device in the circulatory system

(heart valve, greenfield filter, ventricular assist device) also

increases the probability of clot formation.. once again, you have to

consider each person on an individual basis. Hope this " sort of "

answers your question.. lol..

Hugs,

Liane

> Liane-

>

> Now that you mention it, I heard about a gentleman who had a history

> of clots and who had the filters installed prior to surgery. He had

> one pass through to his lungs post op. Fortunately, as I recall, he

> survived. What is the survival rate for that?

>

> Best-

>

> Nick