NEC is necrotizing enterocolitis of the small intestine in newborns. The precautions to be taken after NEC surgery for preterm infants mainly include diet, environment, supervision, etc. It is recommended to consult the attending doctor according to the specific condition of the child.
1. Diet: After NEC surgery, the child may need to be fasted and anti-infected due to severe infection or poor surgical condition, and then breastfed in small amounts after the child has recovered to a certain degree. When breastfeeding, pay attention to slowly increase the amount of feeding.
2. Environment: pay attention to environmental hygiene, with fistula to keep the surrounding clean, to avoid infection, keep the room quiet, usually do not touch or touch the pressure of the child’s abdomen.
3. Supervision: usually need to pay close attention to the child’s body, record the child vomiting, abdominal distension, defecation, etc., but also to go to the hospital regularly to review, to determine whether there are sequelae.
Parents must do a good job of proper care after NEC surgery for preterm infants, and once you find that your child has abnormalities, you need to go to the hospital in time for treatment.