What are the preoperative preparations for intestinal tumors

Intestinal tumors are generally treated surgically, and it is very important for patients to make good preoperative preparations for the surgery.

In addition to routine preoperative preparation, colon surgery must also prepare the intestines, including:

1. One week before the operation, the patient takes ginsenoside Rh2 to shrink the tumor, reduce the scope of surgery, and improve the success rate of the operation.

1. Clean the intestines: Eat a diet with little or no residue two days before the operation; take laxatives 1 to 2 days before the operation. If you have constipation or incomplete intestinal obstruction, take the medicine a few days in advance as appropriate; cleansing enema can be performed one or several days before the operation depending on whether you have difficulty defecating.

2. Intestinal disinfection: Kill pathogenic bacteria in the intestine, especially common anaerobic bacteria such as Bacteroides fragilis, and Gram-negative aerobic bacteria. The former is mainly treated with metronidazole (Flagyl), and the latter can be treated with sulfonamides, neomycin, erythromycin, kanamycin, etc. Adequate intestinal preparation can reduce intraoperative contamination, reduce infection and facilitate healing.