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Can Prostate Surgery Be Done While Having High Grade Fever?
Hello. I am concerned about my father-in-law who is 68 and has a large prostate the size of a cocoanut. He has an indwelling catheter since thus past Friday and is experiencing blood in urine and in his underwear. He has a fever at the highest of 102 taken today. He has sugary scheduled this Friday. Will be be able to have surgery since he has been running a fever. He went to see his doc yesterday and was given antibiotics for 7 days.
Mon, 20 Jan 2020
Hello,
It will be better to wait until the fever settles. The anaesthetic complications and surgery related complications are high when there is fever.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
It will be better to wait until the fever settles. The anaesthetic complications and surgery related complications are high when there is fever.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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