What should prostate cancer patients pay attention to after radical prostatectomy?

Prostate cancer patients must pay attention to some key matters before and after surgery. Generally, before surgery, it mainly refers to the relevant examination items that should be paid attention to, while after surgery, it is more complicated, mainly referring to various nursing matters. These aspects can directly affect the health of patients. The specific contents of the precautions are introduced below.

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.

Treating prostate cancer through surgery is currently the most ideal option for treating early prostate cancer. The precautions introduced above are mainly to prepare for increasing the success rate of the operation, helping patients cure prostate cancer as soon as possible and strive for early recovery.