What is the preoperative care for kidney cancer

How should I take care of myself before kidney cancer surgery? Surgery has a good effect in treating cancer, and many patients will choose this method. Before surgery, you should maintain a good attitude, do a good job of nursing, and keep your body in the best time for surgery. Next, let's learn about how to take care of yourself before kidney cancer surgery.

1. Preoperative care.
(1) Follow the routine preoperative care and laparotomy care of tumor surgery.
(2) Bowel preparation. If a radical nephrectomy is performed, a liquid diet should be taken one day before the operation, and whole-bowel irrigation should be performed. Fluid replacement should be performed as directed by the doctor. If a partial nephrectomy is performed, a cleansing enema should be given once the night before the operation or laxatives should be taken orally.
(3) A gastric tube and urinary catheter will be placed on the morning of the operation, and the patient will be brought into the operating room with a belly band and CT scan.
The first thing is to let the patient and his family understand the condition of the disease and the possible consequences and severity of the disease if it is not treated. The second is the treatment method and the possible efficacy. The third is the cost of treatment. The fourth is the possible complications during the treatment and their consequences. The fifth is cooperation during the treatment. Secondly, the patient's skin care is also very important. That is to say, the manifestations of hand and foot skin reactions are numbness, burning sensation, erythema, swelling, hardened skin, callousing, blistering, dryness, desquamation or cracking in the hands and feet. The symptoms are often more severe in the stress areas of the hands and feet, usually bilaterally, and appear in the first 6 weeks of treatment, especially the first 1-2 weeks.