What are the precautions for prostate cancer patients? Care for prostate cancer patients

The precautions for prostate cancer patients can be divided into two parts: one is the various preoperative examinations and related operations, and the other is postoperative care. At present, the treatment methods for prostate cancer have certain defects, but surgical treatment is the most ideal. There are various aspects that require patients to pay attention to. The following is a detailed introduction:

1. Before radical prostatectomy

1. Give semi-liquid food and oral intestinal antibiotics 3 days before the operation, change to liquid food 1 day before the operation, and perform cleansing enema before the operation to prevent intestinal damage during the operation from causing pelvic infection. Complete physical examinations.

2. Understand the symptoms of each system of the patient and actively treat patients with heart, lung, and kidney diseases.

3. For those with indwelling urinary catheters, they should maintain normal urination and pay attention to the hygiene of the urethral opening to prevent postoperative retrograde infection.

2. After Radical Prostatectomy

1. Closely observe changes in the patient's vital signs, provide ECG care, and continue low-flow oxygen inhalation.

2. Use an anti-reflux drainage bag, connect various flow tubes, mark them respectively, fix them well, do not fold or twist them, squeeze the drainage tube regularly to keep the drainage unobstructed, closely observe the properties and drainage volume of the drainage fluid, and notify the doctor in time if any abnormality is found and take appropriate measures.

3. Help the patient to turn over, tap his back, assist in expectoration, and prevent lung infection; give nebulizer inhalation, keep the respiratory tract normal, and ask the patient to take more deep breaths to prevent lung complications.

4. Accompanying personnel should guide patients to perform leg flexion and extension exercises, do more lower limb massages, and assist in turning over; patients with constipation should use laxatives or anal lubricants under the guidance of a doctor, and advise patients not to exert force when defecating to prevent pulmonary embolism and other complications.

In essence, these precautions are to increase the success rate of surgery, because cancer is different from other diseases. Only by doing these well can it be cured. If it is late-stage prostate cancer, surgical treatment is generally not adopted. In most cases, radiotherapy technology is used for treatment. The purpose is to slow down the growth rate of the tumor and prolong life.