How long to stay on fluids after thyroid surgery

The infusion time after thyroid surgery is about 2~3 days, but it depends on the benign, malignant lesions of the thyroid gland, the patient’s recovery, the degree of infection and the type of drugs. For patients with benign lesions after thyroid surgery, the general infusion of antibiotics, glucose for 1~2 days; but if the patient’s body slows down the recovery, and postoperative infections and inflammation, you can appropriately extend the infusion time, until the body fully recovered. If belongs to malignant thyroid lesions, patients after surgery may suffer from malnutrition, excessive physical exertion, bleeding, etc., the infusion time of this kind of patients may be longer, in order to carry out nutritional supportive therapy, prolong the patient’s vital signs, and need to wait until the patient’s condition is stabilized before stopping the infusion. Thyroid surgery infusion after the specific need for how long, need to be decided by a professional physician according to the condition, if there is an adverse reaction, need to inform the doctor and timely targeted treatment.