How to care for wound infection after lung cancer surgery? Principles of care for wound infection after lung cancer surgery

Lung cancer is one of the malignant tumors with the fastest growing incidence and mortality rate, and it poses the greatest threat to people's health and life. The incidence and mortality rate of lung cancer in men are both the highest among all malignant tumors, while the incidence and mortality rate in women are the second highest. Once you are diagnosed with lung cancer, you must seek medical attention in time and receive surgery to remove the lungs.

Lung cancer is the most common lung malignancy in male patients. Once a patient is diagnosed with lung cancer, he or she will generally undergo lung resection surgery in a timely manner. Some patients have recovered through surgery, while some patients have not been able to achieve good treatment results through surgery and have also experienced postoperative wound infection. So, how to care for wound infection after lung cancer surgery?

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Lung cancer is very harmful and has seriously affected our work and life. Therefore, nursing care during the postoperative recovery period is very important. Patients with early lung cancer need to understand that surgery is risky. Moreover, there may be recurrence after surgery or it may be completely cured. Patients should have a correct understanding of their condition and side effects during treatment. At the same time, they should maintain a good attitude, maintain an optimistic and cheerful mood, and firmly believe that they can overcome the disease. Only by building confidence and actively cooperating with the doctor's treatment can the body's internal disease resistance mechanism be mobilized and the disease can be defeated.

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment is a very good method that can effectively maximize the effectiveness of nursing. Traditional Chinese medicine has no side effects on the human body. It can enhance the patient's own immunity and is a good choice for patients after lung cancer surgery.

In addition, lung cancer patients must pay attention to rest and recuperation after surgery, ensure good sleep quality, and go to the hospital for regular check-ups. If it is found that the patient's surgical incision does not heal for a long time and is infected, the patient should go to the hospital for incision cleaning under sterile conditions to remove foreign objects in the wound.

After the operation, the patient needs to stay in a good environment, and not allow too many relatives and friends to visit, so as to prevent them from disturbing the patient's rest, so as to ensure that the patient has sufficient rest and sleep. If the patient is in pain, sedatives and analgesics can be used if necessary. At the same time, the patient's nutritional intake after the operation should be strengthened to increase the body's resistance and promote wound healing. In addition, the patient should be carefully observed after the operation, especially the changes in body temperature. If the patient's body temperature rises and the wound is painful, it indicates that the wound is infected.

In addition, if the patient's family or the patient himself finds excessive bleeding or exudation from the wound, he should notify the nurse immediately to prevent wound infection.