After hernia surgery, the child can be taken home after 2 to 3 hours of observation in the hospital. Specific care is as follows: 1. Pay attention to the protection of the wound, especially for infants and children, and do not let the child scratch off the gauze covering the wound; moreover, do not contaminate the wound by soiling the gauze surface with urine and faeces, causing the wound to become infected and septic. 2, let the child sleep on his side, with a soft cotton diaper folded into a long strip clip in the perineum, if the right side of the operation, should let the child left side lying, once urinated, will not urinate on the gauze and contaminate the wound. If the diaper must be pockets, the gauze at the wound should be exposed outside the diaper. 3. The scrotum can have different degrees of swelling after surgery, which will generally subside in 2 to 3 days; if the swelling does not subside and becomes hard, there may be bruising and you should ask your doctor to check it. If the swelling and hardness no longer develop, the bruising will be absorbed slowly. 4.After the anesthetic wears off, there will be different degrees of pain in the wound, so you should coax or divert the attention of the child, and try to avoid crying and fussing.