Post-operative precautions for sharp-needle therapy and microneedle therapy

  1. Maintain a good postoperative position.  After surgery, patients with general and minor surgery are sent back to the original ward, while patients with major surgery or critical surgery are sent to the postoperative ward (monitoring room or observation room). Patients with general anesthesia, who are not awake at this time, should lie flat, without pillows and with their heads tilted to the side to prevent saliva or vomit from being inhaled into the respiratory tract and causing respiratory tract infection. For patients under epidural anesthesia or lumbar anesthesia, they should lie flat for 6-12 hours after surgery to prevent the occurrence of postoperative headache. After cervical, thoracic and abdominal surgery, more semi-sitting or semi-recumbent positions are adopted. Patients after spinal surgery should sleep on a hard board bed. Patients after limb surgery should elevate the operated limb or perform traction.  2. Assist medical staff to observe body temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure.  If you feel unwell, fever and fast heartbeat, you should report to the doctor or nurse. Here to tell you a little common sense, 3-5 days after surgery, the body temperature is often around 38 ℃, which is inevitable, called postoperative reaction fever, or absorption fever, there is no need to be nervous about this.  3.Strengthen the diet with. After surgery, we should strengthen nutrition to facilitate the recovery of the body.  General surgery, you can eat after surgery, abdominal surgery patients, to wait for the recovery of intestinal peristalsis, the production of false Christine (that is, fart), before entering the liquid liquid diet; gastrointestinal surgery patients, first gastrointestinal decompression, at the same time should be fasted, stop gastrointestinal decompression before entering the liquid diet, and then slowly return to a normal diet; major surgery or general anesthesia after surgery, more short-term digestive function, do not want to eat, and even nausea, vomiting After major surgery or general anesthesia surgery, there is a short period of digestive function loss, not wanting to eat, even nausea and vomiting. In severe cases, the doctor will insert a gastric tube and inject liquid food through it.  4. Assist the medical staff in strict postoperative wound management.  Don’t move around, don’t uncover the gauze covering the wound at will, and don’t touch the wound with your hands or wash it with water, keep the wound clean and dry. If you accidentally wet or contaminate the gauze, ask the doctor or nurse to give a replacement to prevent the incision from becoming infected and septic. If you find redness and swelling around the wound or blood and water flowing out, you should tell the doctor and nurse in time and strive to give timely and proper treatment.  5. Early activity is required after surgery.  According to the size of the operation and the postoperative condition, under the conditions permitted by the doctor, strive to get out of bed early. This is very beneficial to increase the depth of breathing, promote blood circulation, restore gastrointestinal function and improve appetite; it also has a positive effect on preventing complications and promoting wound healing. If abdominal surgery, generally 2-3 days after surgery should be appropriate to get out of bed or make bed activities, in order to prevent abdominal distension and intestinal adhesions. Patients with a lot of phlegm should turn more often and press the wound with their hands to assist in coughing and excreting phlegm to prevent lung infection. Obese patients should move their limbs more often to prevent venous thrombosis.  6.Master the best time to remove the stitches.  The time to remove the stitches of the postoperative incision should be decided according to the different surgical sites. For general surgery, the stitches should be removed in 5-7 days after surgery; for lower abdomen and perineum surgery, the stitches should be removed in 7-9 days after surgery; for upper abdomen, chest, back and hip surgery, the stitches should be removed in 10-12 days after surgery; for joint and nearby surgery, the stitches should be removed in 14 days after surgery; for full-layer skin grafting, the stitches should be removed in 12-14 days after surgery; for the elderly, weak, anemic or with complications, the stitches should be extended appropriately. Removal time.  7. Avoid wet water in the wound on the day of treatment.  It is normal for the wound to be sore and swollen for 3-5 days after treatment. Some patients may experience soreness and numbness in the buttocks, thighs and calves, which will disappear automatically without treatment.