Precautions after laparoscopic cholecystectomy

  After laparoscopic cholecystectomy, there may be nausea or vomiting due to the effect of anesthetic drugs, which can be treated symptomatically with drugs. Eight hours after surgery, if there is no vomiting, you can drink 30-50ml of water first. If the medical staff does not inform about special restrictions, you can eat liquid food, such as rice soup, porridge, etc., the next day, but avoid whole milk. You can get out of bed and go to the toilet on the same day after surgery, and you can be fully active after 3-6 days without restrictions. Most of the surgical wound pain is not serious and usually does not require special treatment. If the incision pain is severe, oral or intramuscular painkillers can be administered. The wound usually does not require frequent dressing changes or only one or two dressing changes. If there is any abnormal bleeding and oozing, please inform the health care provider. A small number of patients may experience mild shoulder pain after surgery, which is caused by irritation of the diaphragm during surgery and will disappear on its own within a short period of time; or a mild fever (temperature between 37-38 degrees Celsius), which is usually absorbed after surgery and will disappear within 1-2 days. The patient can be discharged within 3 days after surgery if there is no special condition. In older patients or those with neurogenic bladder abnormalities, a catheter is usually left in the bladder and urethra after surgery and can be removed in about 1-3 days.