How to do postoperative care for lung cancer

After lung cancer surgery, patients should be prohibited from smoking to avoid promoting recurrence. For those with decreased lung function, patients should be guided to gradually increase their exercise. After surgery, patients should always pay attention to their recovery. If there is a recurrence, they should immediately go to the hospital for a doctor's consultation to decide whether to undergo radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Patients should always pay attention to whether they have fever, severe cough, blood in sputum, shortness of breath, chest pain, headache, vision changes, liver pain, bone pain, supraclavicular lymph node enlargement, hepatomegaly, etc. If the above symptoms are found, they should go to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, patients should go to the hospital regularly for chest X-ray examinations and keep fresh sputum to check for cancer cells.

Patients must maintain an optimistic and cheerful attitude, firmly believe that lung cancer is completely curable, correctly treat their condition and side effects during treatment, and actively cooperate with treatment. Postoperative care for lung cancer is the key to enhancing the surgical treatment effect of lung cancer. Patients can choose a suitable diet according to their own conditions to prolong their survival and reduce complications. Precautions for postoperative care for lung cancer are key factors in the postoperative recovery of lung cancer patients. Lung cancer patients are weaker after surgery, and the treatment effect is unstable, so adding enough nutrition to the diet of lung cancer patients after surgery will help the patient's physical recovery.

1. Nutritional support methods In the first few days after lung cancer surgery, gastrointestinal function has not recovered due to anesthesia, stress, intraoperative gastrointestinal management and other reasons. In this case, complete parenteral nutrition support or partial parenteral nutrition support is used. When lung cancer patients are able to swallow and gastrointestinal function gradually recovers, oral nutrition should be used instead, because this is the best way to improve quality of life. You can gradually transition from liquid and semi-liquid food to solid food. Precautions for postoperative care for lung cancer: Foods rich in protein, carbohydrates and vitamins should be given, such as eggs, milk, lean meat, fresh fish, rice porridge, rice, noodles and other staple and non-staple foods. Various vegetables provide rich vitamins and inorganic salts, which are also essential foods for patients.

2. Smoking ban and regular follow-up After lung cancer surgery, patients should be prohibited from smoking to avoid promoting recurrence. For those with decreased lung function, patients should be guided to gradually increase their exercise. Squamous cell carcinoma of the lung is prone to local invasion and recurrence in the chest cavity after surgery. Precautions for nursing after lung cancer surgery Always pay attention to whether the patient has fever, severe cough, blood in sputum, shortness of breath, chest pain, headache, visual changes, liver pain, bone pain, supraclavicular lymph node enlargement, hepatomegaly, etc. If the above symptoms are found, go to the hospital for treatment in time. At the same time, patients should go to the hospital regularly for chest examinations and keep fresh sputum to check cancer cells. Lung adenocarcinoma or undifferentiated cancer is prone to distant metastasis, such as metastasis to lymph nodes, bones, liver, brain and contralateral lung. After surgery, always pay attention to the patient's recovery. If there is a recurrence, go to the hospital immediately for a doctor's consultation to decide whether to perform radiotherapy or chemotherapy.

3. Reasonable body position, appropriate activities and exercises. Reasonable body position, appropriate activities and exercises. Precautions for lung cancer patients after pneumonectomy: When exercising after lung cancer surgery, they should take a functional position that allows them to stand upright to facilitate the restoration of a normal posture. It is not advisable to squat to relieve bowel movements, so as not to cause postural hypotension. While walking on the ground, they should exercise appropriately. Before exercising, they should be given appropriate analgesics and help the patient cough up sputum. The amount of exercise should be moderate so as not to cause pain and fatigue.