How many days of hospitalization are required for a gastric perforation

In general, gastric perforation requires hospitalization for about one week to three weeks, which varies from person to person depending on the patient’s specific condition and physical fitness. In general, three days after the gastric perforation repair surgery, the patient begins to eat fluid, semi-fluid food, routine conditions, after one week, if there is no residual infection manifestation, you can remove the drain to eat normally, for discharge. If the patient is accompanied by gastric contents into the abdominal cavity or older and weaker people with more underlying diseases, the recovery time is slower and may take about two to three weeks to be discharged from the hospital. In addition, if the gastric perforation is detected late and there is a serious abdominal infection, or even triggers organ failure, it may require a multi-disciplinary joint treatment, and the time of discharge cannot be estimated. Patients are advised to consult the attending physician to determine the time of discharge. Pay attention to the postoperative follow-up as prescribed by the doctor to observe the ulcer. If discomfort occurs after gastric perforation repair, patients should seek medical treatment in time and standardize the treatment under the guidance of professional doctors, so as to avoid delaying the condition.