What kind of anesthesia is best for laparoscopic surgery? Laparoscopic surgery is a type of minimally invasive gynecological surgery that requires the use of CO2 to create a pneumoperitoneum; a head-down, foot-up position is used, and general anesthesia is generally used to better ensure a smooth operation. What are the differences between laparoscopic surgery and open surgery in terms of preoperative preparation? In general, there is no difference in principle. Depending on the scope, size and difficulty of the operation, intestinal preparation (enema), vaginal cleansing, blood preparation for major and special operations, and skin preparation of the abdomen and perineum are required. Skin preparation means cleaning the skin of the abdomen and removing surface hair in order to reduce infection, and the disinfection of the umbilical chakra is particularly important since laparoscopy is mostly performed using an umbilical margin incision. What is appropriate to eat after laparoscopic surgery? For routine gynecological laparoscopic surgery, if the pelvic adhesions are not very serious or no intestinal surgery has been performed, in principle, you can drink water and eat a non-flatulent diet such as lotus root powder on the first day after surgery, and eat semi-liquid food such as rice porridge, noodles and egg custard on the second day. Normal diet can be resumed on the 3rd day or after exhaustion. Because laparoscopic surgery uses CO2 to establish a pneumoperitoneum, the postoperative symptoms of abdominal distension may be more obvious than those of open surgery, so it is not recommended to take a gas-prone diet such as milk and sugar water in the early stage. Does it hurt after laparoscopic surgery? Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive surgery. There is no traditional longitudinal or transverse incision in the lower abdomen, but only a small incision of 1.0-1.5 cm at the maximum, so the postoperative pain is significantly reduced. How long after laparoscopic surgery can I go down to the floor? If it is a relatively simple surgery such as simple removal of fallopian tubes and ovaries or myomectomy, you can get off the floor on the first day after surgery; after total hysterectomy, depending on the patient’s condition, you can get off the bed on the first day after surgery, and if you are in poor health, you can get off the bed on the second day after surgery; if it is a relatively complex surgery such as extensive hysterectomy, you are advised to get off the bed on the second day after surgery. Afterwards, it is recommended to leave the bed. What is the purpose of leaving a drain after laparoscopic surgery? In order to make the pelvic and abdominal cavities cleaner, saline will be used for flushing before the end of surgery, so some of the flushing fluid will flow into the upper abdomen, and it is not easy to aspirate all the fluid under laparoscopy. After the patient adopts a semi-recumbent position after surgery, the fluid in the upper abdomen will be fully drained out through the drainage tube and discharged from the body to reduce the chance of infection. The drainage tube is equivalent to the eye left in the abdominal cavity, and the exudate or a small amount of bleeding in the abdominal cavity will flow out through the drainage tube, and the physician can understand the patient’s recovery after surgery according to the flow and nature of the drainage.