Things to note after bone marrow puncture

Bone marrow puncture is a very common treatment method in life. Bone marrow puncture can treat many diseases, but there are some precautions after completing the bone marrow puncture. You must pay more attention to rest and try to reduce activities. If there is no bleeding at the puncture site, you can carry out appropriate activities. In terms of diet, you also need to eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, and avoid spicy and irritating foods.

Things to note after bone marrow puncture

1. Pay attention to bed rest

Patients who have undergone bone marrow puncture must pay attention to lying down and resting, which will help their recovery. At the same time, they should also mark it well and send the bone marrow slices for examination in time. Hygiene issues after bone marrow puncture are also very important. Everyone must pay more attention, clean the puncture site in time, and keep good puncture records.

2. Prevent Infection

After bone marrow puncture, patients must pay attention to prevent infection and keep the skin clean and dry as much as possible. If the gauze becomes wet, it needs to be replaced in time. If the puncture needle hole becomes red, swollen or hot, iodine tincture or iodine tincture should be applied locally. The number of times should be controlled to about three to four times a day.

3. Follow your doctor’s advice

When hearing the words "bone marrow puncture", many people think it is a very scary thing. In fact, bone marrow puncture is not as scary as everyone imagines. It is actually just a very simple treatment method. However, if you want to perform a bone marrow puncture, you must first conduct a comprehensive examination. After the puncture, you also need to follow the doctor's care. If something goes wrong, you must contact a doctor as soon as possible.

Bone marrow puncture procedure

There are some differences between bone marrow puncture examination and ordinary examination. First of all, you must choose the puncture site. Next, the patient needs to lie in supine position, then disinfect the skin, put on gloves, and use some anesthetic drugs for infiltration. After the bone marrow has been fully energized and anesthetized, the length of the bone marrow puncture needle can be fixed directly. If the person is obese, the length can be appropriately lengthened, and then the needle can be directly punctured into the bone marrow. When the needle contacts the bone, it needs to be rotated slowly and drilled into the bone. Once the resistance disappears, it means that the needle has been inserted into the bone. Then you need to extract it forcefully. At this time, some red bone marrow fluid will enter the syringe. The osteomyelitis is placed on a glass slide for cell morphology examination, cell chemical chromosome examination, etc. Of course, if bone marrow culture is still needed, you need to continue to extract bone marrow fluid. When the bone marrow extraction is completed, the needle needs to be removed and disinfected immediately.