How to take care of thyroid nodules after surgery

Thyroid nodule postoperative care, according to benign, malignant, as follows: 1, because the neck surgery patients will have sputum, especially after tracheal intubation, there will be more sputum, requiring patients to cough with sputum lightly coughed out; 2, the movement should not be too large, such as twisting amplitude is not conducive to wound healing; 3, pay attention to avoid colds, also to prevent coughing; 4, the patient’s diet to pay attention to, because postoperative swallowing is more painful, it is recommended Patients should eat liquid or semi-liquid food, and avoid drinking large amounts of water each time because of the effect on the supraglottic nerve of the thyroid gland, which can cause choking and coughing if there is damage, so patients will be instructed to drink small sips of water after surgery to avoid excessive speed and increase the amount by volume.