Be Well Hospitals Performs Successful High-Risk Hip Surgery on 101-Year-Old Patient

In a rare and challenging medical case, Be Well Hospitals, East Tambaram, Selaiyur, has successfully performed a hip replacement surgery on a 101-year-old patient presenting with multiple critical health conditions.

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According to the hospital sources, the patient was admitted with a fractured neck of the femur and was in a severely compromised state. On admission, he was diagnosed with pneumonia, persistent high-grade fever, acute kidney failure, and significantly elevated NT-proBNP levels—an indicator of heart failure and fluid overload. These combined factors made surgery extremely high-risk.

"Operating on a centenarian is uncommon; doing so in the presence of such severe complications required meticulous planning and coordination," said Dr. Gopinath Duraiswamy, Clinical Lead and Senior Orthopedic Surgeon. "This case demanded careful judgment at every step."