Conversation: The conversation between human and AI assistant.
[|Human|] my husband has hardware in  his back and ankle and has developed an infection.  he is on 2 months of infusion therapy.  if this does not clear up the infection the wound care doctors want him to have the hardware removed in both places.  after the back surgery my husband developed blood clots and almost died - now what can doctors do to keep the risk of blood clots at a minimum if he has to have the hardware removed?
[|AI|]  Dear patient If there is infection with hardware in situ the best way is to remove hardware. Because hardware may be the reason for persistent of infection. Bacteria form biofilm on hardware that is not penetrate by antibiotics. Some amount of hematoma is formed after surgery due to blood loss and oozing. Ways to avoid hematoma are 1. Use of Chat Doctor.  Meticulous closure of wound in layers without leaving any dead space. 3. Pressure bandage of wound post surgery. 4. Injection trade twice a day for initial few days.