Wound edema after carotid artery dissection surgery may be caused by postoperative inflammatory reaction, wound infection, etc. It can be treated by general treatment, medication and other measures.
1. Postoperative inflammatory reaction: some degree of edema in the incision after surgery is a common phenomenon after surgery, mainly due to the stimulation of the wound during surgery, usually without special intervention. It can be gradually recovered through standardized medication change, appropriate postoperative compression of the wound and other means of disposal.
2. Wound infection.
(1) General treatment: the neck surgical incision is a clean surgical incision, and the infection can be controlled through standardized cleaning, dressing change and other general dispositions after surgery.
(2) Drug treatment: If the wound shows pus, redness, swelling, oozing and other manifestations, or systemic fever and other symptoms, drug anti-infection treatment is needed, including the use of cefuroxime and other drugs as prescribed by the doctor for control.
It is recommended that patients choose regular hospitals for carotid artery dissection, and after the operation, follow-up treatment should be carried out under the guidance of the doctor in order to improve the prognosis.