How to care for patients with primary liver cancer? Three elements of clinical nursing for primary liver cancer

Patients with primary liver cancer should actively cooperate with the care of relevant personnel, because nursing is very beneficial to the recovery of our patients, so nursing is essential in the treatment process, so patients must actively cooperate with treatment and care, so that your condition can recover quickly.

Primary liver cancer has no obvious symptoms in the early stage, which means that many patients fail to detect it in time. By the time it is discovered, it is already in the middle or late stage. In fact, reasonable care is required during the treatment process, and correct care can be beneficial to the recovery of the disease. So how should we patients take care of primary liver cancer?

1. Preoperative and postoperative care for primary liver cancer

Preoperative and postoperative care is very important because it affects the success rate of the operation. Preoperative care for primary liver cancer mainly includes:

1. Comprehensive examination of liver function and coagulation function is necessary.

2. Pain care: It can help patients divert their attention, arrange a comfortable environment, and give appropriate analgesics when necessary;

3. Patients should receive systemic supportive therapy and liver protection treatment: pay attention to strengthening nutrition, infusion, blood transfusion, correcting hypoproteinemia and liver protection drugs;

4. Take vitamin K before surgery to improve coagulation function and prevent bleeding.

Postoperative care for patients with primary liver cancer:

1. Closely observe changes in the condition;

2. Body position and activities: After the condition stabilizes, the patient should be placed in a semi-recumbent position, encouraged to cough, helped to turn over, and prevented from getting up early, especially for liver resection, to avoid postoperative bleeding;

3. Wound and drainage tube care: generally surgical care, but if there is increasing wound exudation or drainage, report to the doctor;

4. Check liver function and biochemical indicators regularly: report to the doctor promptly if any problems require treatment.

2. Psychological care for primary liver cancer

Patients with primary liver cancer are prone to anxiety, fear, and even despair due to the disease, so psychological care for patients with primary liver cancer is very important. Patients should pay attention to maintaining a calm attitude and actively cooperate with doctors in their daily lives.

3. Exercise

Appropriate exercise: Patients who can return to work should do so as much as possible. This is because patients often stay at home all day and always think of themselves as patients, which increases their mental burden and is not conducive to recovery. Appropriate exercise and returning to work with colleagues can reduce the mental burden to a certain extent and is beneficial to health.