Understanding postoperative care for prostate tumors

Postoperative care for prostate tumors is very important, as it focuses on the postoperative effect and whether there will be recurrence. So, what are the postoperative care items for prostate tumors? Let us introduce it to you in detail below.

1. Strengthen cardiopulmonary function monitoring. In addition to the decline in the functions of their own organs, elderly patients also have varying degrees of cardiopulmonary, liver, and kidney disorders. Long surgery time and large blood loss may cause changes in heart rate, respiration, and blood pressure. Vital signs should be closely monitored after surgery, and attention should be paid to maintaining airway patency. Patients should be encouraged to move early and pay attention to expectoration. Nebulizer inhalation should be given when necessary to prevent lung infection. After anesthesia is recovered, guide patients to do flexion and extension exercises of both lower limbs in bed and massage appropriately to facilitate blood circulation in the lower limbs, prevent venous thrombosis in the lower limbs, and avoid thrombus detachment that can cause pulmonary infarction, cerebral infarction, and endanger life. After gastrointestinal function is restored, patients should be encouraged to eat fruits and vegetables to keep bowel movements smooth and prevent bleeding due to increased abdominal pressure.

2. Keep the drainage tubes unobstructed after surgery. Surgery may cause bleeding from the wound or intestinal damage, and different drainage tubes need to be indwelled. First of all, the drainage tubes should be kept unobstructed to prevent them from falling off. The drainage volume should be recorded in detail and the color of the drainage should be observed. If the drainage fluid is dark and large in volume in the early postoperative period, it often indicates that there is a lot of bleeding from the surgical wound. The doctor should be reminded to actively stop bleeding and replenish blood volume. What are the nursing matters after prostate tumor surgery? 3d to 5d after surgery, if the drainage is light and large in volume, it often indicates leakage of the urethra and bladder anastomosis. At this time, attention should be paid to keeping the drainage tubes and urinary catheters unobstructed, appropriately extending the time of indwelling urinary catheters and drainage tubes, keeping the wound dressings and skin clean and dry, and preventing infection. When patients turn over in bed or get out of bed, they should be careful not to let the drainage tubes and urinary catheters fall out, get knotted, blocked or urine reflux. Use 0.05% complex iodine to clean the external urethra every day to keep the perineum clean. Some patients with different degrees of bladder spasm need to be explained carefully and given spasmolytic YAO treatment at the same time.

3. Care for postoperative urinary incontinence. Postoperative urinary incontinence is caused by damage or traction of the urethral sphincter, which may lead to permanent or temporary urinary incontinence. The patient cannot control urination, which seriously affects the quality of daily life. Long-term urinary incontinence is prone to secondary urinary tract and perineal skin infections. Therefore, patients who have temporary urinary incontinence after catheter removal should be fully prepared mentally. In order to cooperate with the continued treatment after surgery, patients who have recovered after surgery can be asked to talk about their personal experience, overcome the tension and anxiety of the patients after surgery, and build confidence in treatment. Instruct patients to perform pelvic floor muscle exercises, that is, lie flat on the bed to reduce abdominal pressure, increase urethral closure pressure, and contract the anus at the same time.

I hope that the above-mentioned postoperative care for prostate tumors can be helpful to patients and friends. If you have other questions, you can come to our hospital for detailed consultation.

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