What to Expect After Cranial Repair Surgery

Cranial repair is generally a common neurosurgical procedure and a relatively minor one, because it is done in the epidural and does not touch the brain, so it does not cause neurological symptoms in the patient, and it can generally return to normal level after the operation. The first three days should be observed in the ICU, so as to ensure that the patient is relatively safe, as long as there is no rebleeding, cerebral edema, hydrocephalus, can be restored to the normal level. After three days, the patient should be allowed to get up and walk around. By observing the patient’s fever, wound healing, there is no infection, so as to best achieve the patient’s preoperative state. Of course, in ordinary life there are some things need to pay attention to: postoperative instructions: 1, lying down for 6 hours after the pillow, keep the room quiet, reduce the number of visits, in order to facilitate the patient’s rest and reduce the chance of infection. 2, fasting and water, until the next morning after the doctor said you can eat to eat, food should be from liquid to general food transition, try to avoid spicy stimulation and greasy food. 3.Post-operative need to use a monitor, the first line is the heart rate, the normal value of 60 to 100, the second line of blood pressure, the normal value of the upper pressure of 90 to 140, the normal value of the lower pressure of 60 to 90, the third line of oxygen saturation (reflecting the patient’s hypoxia or not), the normal value of 95 to 100, the fourth line of respiration, the normal value of 12 to 20, there are individual differences between each patient, if there is an abnormality, please notify the nurse, please notify the nurse, please notify the nurse. Please do not adjust the interface and lead wire of the monitor by yourself. 4. Wake up the patient once an hour to make sure the patient is conscious. If the patient’s consciousness changes from clear to unclear, please inform the nurse immediately. 5.Keep the wound dressing dry, if there is any oozing, please notify the doctor in time. 6.Observe whether the patient has epilepsy or not, if there is sudden twitching of one side of the limb or generalized convulsion, loss of consciousness, etc., please inform the nurse immediately. Discharge instructions: 1. Psychological guidance: keep stable mood, avoid emotional excitement, overcome uneasiness, fear, anger, worry and other bad emotions, in order to facilitate the recovery of the disease. 2, diet: eat more vegetables, fruits, should not drink coffee, strong tea, avoid spicy and stimulating food, reasonable arrangement of work and rest time, to develop good habits, in order to promote the growth and healing of the incision. 3, one month after the removal of stitches before you can wash your hair, do not scratch the repair parts of the skin to prevent infection, refrain from strenuous exercise, to avoid the impact of external forces on the repair of the skull parts. 4.Guide patients to carry out reasonable functional exercise, according to the patient’s situation, encourage them to complete some things within their capabilities, reflecting their own value. 5.Regular outpatient follow-up, such as foreign body reaction and other special circumstances at any time. Warm reminder: the above is the detailed introduction of the precautions after cranial bone repair surgery, I hope it will help you.