What are the sequelae of craniotomy for cerebral hemorrhage? How to care?

The brain is the most vulnerable part of the human body. Although the brain is protected by a hard skull, cerebral hemorrhage is an internal disease that poses a serious threat to people's health. Cerebral hemorrhage can cause increased intracranial pressure, compress the brain nerves and cause the patient to fall into a coma. Therefore, it is necessary to perform a craniotomy immediately. What are the sequelae of craniotomy for cerebral hemorrhage? How to care?

Sequelae of craniotomy. Whether there are any sequelae depends on several factors: the extent of the injury, the site of injury, postoperative recovery, etc. There are many types of sequelae. Common ones include: long-term coma, hemiplegia, aphasia, epilepsy, etc.

Sequelae of craniotomy:

The incidence of intracranial aneurysms remains high, and the clinical symptoms are mostly subarachnoid hemorrhage, manifested as sudden severe headache.

However, the aneurysm may bleed again, like a bomb buried in the brain, which may explode at any time, seriously threatening the patient's life.

Therefore, it is very important to make a correct diagnosis and timely treatment of cerebral aneurysm. The correct diagnosis should include whether there is an aneurysm and the location of the aneurysm in the brain.

You must pay attention to conditioning after a craniotomy. This operation is not like other minor operations, so you must pay attention to care. If you feel any discomfort, contact a doctor immediately to prevent any accidents.

Nursing measures :

1. If a high fever occurs suddenly, contact a doctor and cool down physically by rubbing the body with warm water frequently;

2. The nasogastric tube should be flushed after use and replaced regularly;

3. Encourage patients to cough effectively to cough up deep sputum. If nebulization is possible, try to do it;

4. Turn over more frequently to prevent bedsores;

5. In terms of diet, follow the doctor's instructions and give the patient the appropriate liquid diet;

6. Avoid constipation. If constipation occurs, take relevant measures in terms of diet and medication;

7. For oral care, you can wipe the inside of your mouth with a cotton ball dipped in saline solution every day.

8. Protect the endotracheal tube to prevent it from falling off. Change the gauze every day as much as possible. Make sure it is of appropriate tightness. Observe whether there is any skin damage in the place where the gauze is pressed. If damage occurs, take corresponding measures.

9. Actively observe the patient's condition, including the color of sputum, etc. If there are any special changes, notify the doctor as soon as possible.