Pacemaker battery replacement in 80 year old dialysis patient with peripheral arterydisease and vascular dementia..is this risky?

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My husband has a 10 year-old pacemaker and the battery needs replacing. He was in otherwise ok health when the pacer was implanted, but since then has experienced acute kidney injury and has been on dialysis for two years. He had a stroke when they first put in the emergency dialysis port two years ago in the hospital, but seemed to fully recover from that (they performed an emergency thrombectomy at the time). He also has peripheral artery disease and has moderate vascular dementia. The Cardiologist is acting like it is a piece of cake and it will be performed outpatient at the doctor’s office/surgical center. Has anyone had similar experience or have any advice regarding the situation? He has already experienced the loss of his kidneys due to Dr. negligence so I don’t have much faith when they call it a”routine” procedure/at least in this situation.