What patients with orbital disease should be aware of after surgery

The postoperative result of orbital fracture is not only related to the doctor’s experience and skill, but also the postoperative care and training are very important. Patients with orbital disease should pay attention to the following points after surgery: 1. Patients need absolute bed rest after surgery. Prohibit coughing and nose blowing to avoid increasing intracranial pressure and increasing the chance of retrograde infection. 2. Diet should be light, easy to digest and rich in vitamins. 3. Prevent infection and pay attention to the loosening of dressing, displacement, blood seepage and oozing, etc., and deal with the abnormality in time. 4. Don’t squeeze and rub your eyes after surgery, and don’t do strenuous exercise. 5. Do not undo the eye band to avoid infection. In addition, in order to prevent the extraocular muscles from re-adhesion with the surrounding tissues and to promote the recovery of eye muscle function, it is also very important to help the patient to carry out extraocular muscle exercise training. Specific methods: after orbital fracture surgery, generally open the bandage on the second day, suspend an eye-catching target on the ceiling, about 5cm in diameter, the patient lies on his back, the target is about 1.5m from his head, so that the target does the pendulum movement, and the patient’s eyes move with the target to achieve the effect of eye movement. Three times a day, 30 minutes each time, nursing staff should encourage patients to overcome the pain, vertigo, etc. in the training process, adhere to the training, which is very important for the ultimate success of the operation. I. Psychological care Orbital fracture patients in the absence of ideological preparation caused by the sudden impact of external forces, and the orbital due to its important physiological function, the fracture will cause serious consequences, intraocular damage seriously affect the aesthetic appearance of the eyeball, and some patients with the combination of visual impairment, both of which will cause excessive psychological burden. Therefore, the nursing staff should show full confidence in front of the patients, explain the purpose and effect of the surgery, methods, intraoperative cooperation, postoperative precautions in friendly and cordial language, and properly explain for the patients, so that the patients can build up their confidence, full of hope for the surgery, eliminate the panic mentality, and actively cooperate with the surgery. Preoperative care Patients with orbital fracture should avoid smoking before surgery so as not to stimulate the trachea, mucous membrane and induce cough. Doctors should instruct patients how to inhibit coughing and sneezing (e.g. holding the palate with the tip of the tongue or pressing the middle point with the hand, etc.), forbid patients to eat spicy food for 1 week before the operation, eat more fruits and vegetables, and keep the stools unobstructed, so as not to cause bleeding of the wounds by straining to defecate after the operation, forbid food for 12 hours before the operation, forbid water for 6 hours, and measure the body temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure for 1 time in the evening before the operation, and measure the temperature, pulse rate and blood pressure for 1 time in the morning of the operation, and there is movable Denture removal.