Painful abdominal drainage in the elderly may be related to poor drainage, abdominal infection, skin puncture hole pulling and other factors, early medical treatment, combined with the specific situation for treatment.
1. Poor drainage: If the tissue in the abdominal cavity enters into the drainage tube or the end of the drainage tube is folded, it may lead to poor drainage of the drainage tube, which may easily induce the accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. In this case, you can consider rotating the drainage tube, removing the drainage tube to the outside a little bit, after restoring the drainage tube, the abdominal pain can be slowly relieved.
2. Abdominal infection: mainly due to incomplete drainage or other conditions in the abdominal cavity, leading to abdominal infection, abdominal pain, fever, chills and other manifestations.
After diagnosis, antibiotic drugs such as moxifloxacin should be actively taken to fight infection, and for patients with serious infection, emergency surgery is needed. Through the caesarean section to clarify the patient’s current condition, and then take corresponding measures during the operation.
3. Skin puncture hole pulling: in the process of placing the abdominal drainage tube, the drainage tube will be fixed on the skin of the puncture hole. If the patient does not pay attention to protect the drain tube during daily activities, the drain tube pulls on the skin of the puncture hole, and pain may also occur. The patient needs to rest properly to reduce the pull on the puncture hole and improve the pain condition.
Therefore, patients are advised to seek early medical examination to clarify the specific cause before treatment.