What should be done for post-operative care of cervical cancer

  The cervix is an important part of a woman’s fertility, and without paying attention to the details of her life, she can easily develop cervical cancer. Once diagnosed with cervical cancer, surgery is often unavoidable, but to ensure the treatment effect, post-operative care should also be quite attentive.  Which aspects of post-surgical cervical cancer care should be started from: 1. Pain care Continuous and severe pain will make the patient anxious, insomnia, loss of appetite, and even keep passive position, unable to turn over, check and care. According to the patient’s specific condition, 24h after cervical cancer surgery according to medical prescription, painkiller drugs can be used to fully relieve pain, and appropriate psychological care, comfort and deep breathing can also help patients better. The application of analgesics should be reduced after 48h of cervical cancer surgery, otherwise, it will cover up the abnormal conditions such as incision hematoma and infection.  2.Close observation of patients’ vital signs After cervical cancer surgery, patients’ vital signs of cervical cancer should be closely observed, special care, continuous 24-hour cardiac monitoring, and vital signs and oxygen saturation should be observed and recorded once every 30 minutes-1 hour. After stabilization, it will be changed to once every 4 hours. Measure body temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiration at least 4 times a day after cervical cancer surgery until 3 days after normalization.  3.Activate limbs Encourage patients to move their limbs and perform leg exercises every 15-30 minutes to promote blood circulation and prevent venous thrombosis and lymphatic reflux obstruction in lower limbs. After anesthesia, changing position every 2 hours and taking deep breaths can help improve circulation and promote good respiratory function, etc. This is also a common postoperative care for cervical cancer surgery.  4.Observation of vaginal bleeding Patients with cervical cancer surgery are widely surrounded and have a little vaginal bleeding. Observe the amount and color of vaginal bleeding, if the bleeding is more, report to the doctor immediately and deal with it, keep the perineum clean and perform perineal douching with 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution. This is a very important post-operative care for cervical cancer.  Many women do not pay attention to post-operative care, which cannot guarantee the treatment effect. We must pay more attention to health issues in daily life. When cervical cancer is diagnosed, it is not so easy to be completely cured, so we should actively do a good job in pre!