What to do if you bleed after intestinal polyp surgery

After intestinal polyp surgery with bleeding, depending on the patient’s surgical method and the severity of the bleeding site, different treatment methods are often available clinically. First, if the patient endoscopically performed intestinal polypectomy, the surgical wound with a small amount of bleeding. The bleeding can be stopped by oral administration of Yunnan Baiyao capsules and intravenous infusion of hemostatic drugs. If the patient’s hemostatic effect is not good, the second endoscopic electrocoagulation can be considered to stop the bleeding, which can often achieve better hemostatic effect. Secondly, if the patient chooses laparoscopic surgery due to the large size of intestinal polyps, which cannot be completely removed under endoscopy, and the postoperative trauma is accompanied by active bleeding, intravenous infusion of octreotide injection and other drugs can be used to constrict the arterial vessels. At the same time, the patient is advised to fast and water to reduce intestinal fluid secretion and abdominal pressure bandage to control bleeding. If bleeding symptoms persist, surgical treatment can be considered for secondary hemostasis.