How to care for a lung surgery wound after the stitches are removed

After removing the stitches from the lung surgery wound, you need to pay attention to the lung surgery incision protection, diet, living habits, rehabilitation review and other items. 1. Surgical incision protection: after removing the stitches of lung surgery, although the incision has no internal tissue exposure, but need to pay attention to avoid pulling and stimulation of the surgical incision, clothing need to wear loose, avoid friction stimulation. Pay attention to local cleanliness, if there is a local ulcer, redness and swelling need to be disposed of in time. 2. Diet: It is recommended to eat a light diet, avoiding spicy, greasy and irritating foods; increase the variety of food intake to ensure adequate nutrition. 3. Lifestyle habits: after lung surgery, it is necessary to encourage active smoking cessation and avoid drinking alcohol. Appropriate exercise can be done, but it should be carried out gradually under the guidance of the clinician, avoiding strenuous exercise. 4. Rehabilitation and review: After the surgery, you need to carry out pulmonary function recovery exercise under the guidance of clinicians, you can enhance the cardiopulmonary function through brisk walking, etc., but you need to pay attention to the monitoring and accompanying. At the same time, it is necessary to follow the doctor’s instructions and timely review. Good nursing care can help the recovery of the disease, but we need to pay attention to gradual and orderly progress, to avoid early postoperative strenuous activities, the emergence of maladaptation timely consultation.