How to care after laparoscopic appendectomy

The care after laparoscopic appendectomy mainly includes the following aspects: 1. After returning to the ward after surgery, the patient’s vital signs should be actively monitored, so that the head is tilted to the side to prevent nausea and vomiting from causing choking or the risk of choking, and the patient should be placed in a flat position. 2. After laparoscopic appendectomy, the dressing of the abdominal incision should be changed regularly to check whether there is redness, swelling, exudation and other signs of infection in the incision. 3. 3.For postoperative care, diet should be mainly liquid or semi-liquid as far as possible, and then gradually increase the diet when the patient’s intestinal function recovers. 4.Patients should be encouraged to leave the bed appropriately to facilitate the recovery of intestinal function, promote intestinal peristalsis, reduce intestinal adhesions, and prevent the possibility of intestinal obstruction.