How to care for elderly patients after surgery

Elderly patients postoperative care methods are as follows: 1, when entering the anesthesia recovery room after surgery, you need to first pay attention to whether the respiratory tract is smooth, anesthesia recovery room is usually equipped with all kinds of rescue items, such as tracheal tube, oropharyngeal airway, suction, etc., to prevent the patient from asphyxiation due to dizziness, vomiting; 2, pay attention to monitoring the patient’s body temperature, and do a good job of warming measures, the patient’s body temperature after anesthesia is usually on the low side, and his hands and feet are cold, so he can use the thermal insulation blankets, Insulation hairdryer, to ensure that the patient’s body temperature is maintained at 36.5 ℃; 3, pay attention to the patient’s agitation after surgery, such as going to the toilet, so the timing of inserting the urinary catheter should be reasonably selected during the operation.