Aortoiliac and Aortofemoral Bypass Graft Surgery Side Effects and Warnings

Possible Complications

If you are planning to have a bypass, your doctor will review a list of possible complications, which may include:

• Infection

• Obstruction of the new graft by blood clots

• Bleeding

• Complications from anesthesia

• Scarring

• Nerve damage

Factors that may increase the risk of complications include:

• Heart or lung conditions

• Diabetes

• Obesity

• Smoking

• Kidney or liver problems

• Advanced age

• Infections

Call Your Doctor

After you leave the hospital, contact your doctor if any of the following occurs:

• Signs of infection, including fever and chills
• Redness, swelling, increasing pain, excessive bleeding, or any discharge from the incision site
• Nausea and/or vomiting that you cannot control with the medicines you were given after surgery, or which persist for more than two days after discharge from the hospital
• Pain that you cannot control with the medicines you have been given
• Pain, burning, urgency or frequency of urination, or persistent bleeding in the urine
• Cough, shortness of breath or chest pain
• Your leg becomes cold, pale, blue, tingly, or numb
• Pain or swelling in your legs, calves, or feet

In case of an emergency, CALL 911.