What Are the Risks of Pacemaker Surgery?
Your chance of having any problems from pacemaker
surgery is less than 5 percent. These problems may include:
- Swelling, bleeding, bruising, or infection in the
area where the pacemaker was placed
- Blood vessel or nerve damage
- A collapsed lung
- A bad reaction to the medicine used to make you
sleep during the procedure
- Infections that can become difficult to treat
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