The postoperative care for lung cancer patients after early surgery is similar to the usual postoperative care. Patients need to pay extra attention to try to eat more high-quality protein foods to improve their immunity.
Patients with lung cancer should also undergo strict postoperative care after timely surgical resection, otherwise there is a high chance of metastasis.
Family members are advised to start with the following aspects of care: 1. Psychological care. The patient’s heart is usually fragile, so family members should give more comfort, express their love for the patient, meet the heart’s desire for affection, and gain spiritual support. 2. help to drain phlegm. Patients with lung cancer will cough and sputum for a period of time after surgery, family members should try to encourage patients to discharge sputum on their own, if it is difficult to discharge sputum, family members can help patients to discharge sputum by patting their backs. 3. Pain relief. Patients should take pain-relieving drugs on time and in quantity to improve their quality of life, and some distraction methods can be used to relax patients physically and mentally to reduce pain. 4. Reasonable adjustment of diet. The diet of lung cancer patients after surgery should be rich and varied, and light and nutritious.