Do you need bed rest after appendicitis surgery?

Appendicitis is a very common benign disease in abdominal surgery, and appendectomy is currently the clinical treatment of choice, either open appendectomy or laparoscopic appendectomy. Whether to take bed rest after appendectomy for appendicitis depends on the postoperative period. Generally, within 24 hours after surgery, because the anesthesia drugs are not fully awake, it is usually recommended that the patient stay in bed, mainly to avoid the patient because the anesthesia drugs are not fully metabolized, the patient is not fully awake, so if the patient stands up at this time, it may cause falls or even fractures, after 24 hours after surgery, it is usually recommended to get out of bed as soon as possible, in order to avoid prolonged bed rest leading to abdominal adhesions, and in serious cases, even It may cause mucus intestinal obstruction. Early bed activity can promote intestinal peristalsis, resume exhaustion and defecation as soon as possible, so as to recover as soon as possible.