What are the nursing measures for throat cancer?

If you want to recover completely as soon as possible, it is completely inseparable from the usual care. Getting good care is very important for patients, and it can also relieve pain. Proper postoperative care for laryngeal cancer patients is the key to recovery. Improper care will not only prevent patients from recovering quickly, but may also cause infection and all previous efforts will be wasted. Therefore, whether the postoperative care measures for laryngeal cancer patients are properly applied can directly affect the treatment of the disease. The psychological state of the patient after surgery is crucial, and the changes in the patient's condition after surgery must be observed in a timely manner. The following is an introduction to postoperative care measures for laryngeal cancer:

(1) Psychological care: Provide comfort and explanation to patients and their families, care for and show consideration for patients, meet their reasonable needs, and enable patients to face the surgery in a good psychological state.

(2) If symptoms such as sudden local swelling, extreme difficulty breathing, and a rapid pulse occur, it should be considered that the tumor is necrotic and bleeding and is compressing the trachea. Notify the doctor in time and prepare for treatment immediately.

(3) For patients who require radiotherapy or chemotherapy before surgery, routine radiotherapy and chemotherapy care should be followed.

Postoperative Care

(1) After the patient wakes up, he/she should be placed in a semi-recumbent position to facilitate breathing and drainage.

(2) Place ice on your neck to prevent bleeding from the incision.

(3) Care should be taken to maintain smooth drainage to prevent flap necrosis; regularly observe and record the properties and volume of the drainage fluid, and notify the doctor promptly if any abnormality is found.

(4) Patients who undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy after surgery should receive routine care.

(5) Strengthen psychological care.

The symptoms of cancer patients in the late stage are very obvious, and so are the symptoms of laryngeal cancer in the late stage. Especially when the tumor grows large enough, it will directly block the trachea, thus affecting the patient's breathing and endangering life and health. This can be said to be one of the typical symptoms of advanced laryngeal cancer. The foreign body sensation in the pharynx is an early symptom of suprahilarial laryngeal cancer, which should be distinguished from esophageal cancer. No matter which part of the body has a problem, you should seek medical attention in time.