How much do you know about liver cancer care? Five things to do when caring for liver cancer patients

Whether the patient is in a stable condition, undergoing chemotherapy, or before, during, or after surgery, nursing is an important and indispensable measure for liver cancer patients. Here we would like to ask, how much do liver cancer patients know about nursing for liver cancer?

Effective nursing measures for patients with liver cancer:

1. Cleaning and nursing for liver cancer. Strengthen skin care after surgery, scrub the whole body with warm water several times a day, keep the cervix and perineum clean, keep the bed clean and dry, and change the bed sheets and hospital gowns once a day. Strengthen oral cleaning and nursing during fasting. Patients and their families should not open the gauze at will or touch the incision with their hands to prevent contamination.

2. Respiratory care for liver cancer. Due to the large surgical trauma, elevated diaphragm, and limited respiratory movement, if the patient has difficulty coughing and expectoration, nebulization inhalation can be given. After each nebulization inhalation, the patient should be turned over in time, tapped on the back, and instructed to press the incision with both hands, take a deep breath and cough. Encourage the patient to cough up the phlegm.

3. Liver cancer rehabilitation care. Medical staff and the patient's family should closely observe the patient's state of consciousness, whether there is mental confusion, whether the patient's self-care ability is reduced, whether the patient's personality and behavior are abnormal, and whether the patient should not eat a high-protein diet. Instead, the patient should be given carbohydrate-based food to ensure the balance of water, electrolytes and other nutrients. The patient should rest in bed and avoid strenuous exercise. The patient should be given intermittent oxygen for 3-4 days after surgery to protect liver cells.

4. Diet care for liver cancer. Generally, patients should fast for 3 days after liver cancer surgery, and then gradually eat after intestinal peristalsis is restored. Patients with decreased liver function, loss of appetite, and poor nutritional status due to the disease should be given nutritional support. When patients can eat, they should be guided to choose some high-calorie, moderate-quality protein, high-vitamin, low-fat, low-sodium, and easily digestible foods. The basic principle is to eat small meals frequently, avoid raw, cold, and hard foods, and measure the patient's weight regularly to understand the nutritional status.

5. Home care. Liver cancer patients need to rest for a period of time during treatment and do not need to be hospitalized. Home care should be done during the period when the patient goes home for recuperation. Keep the living environment for rehabilitation clean and comfortable, and the room should be ventilated. Give psychological comfort to the patient. Liver cancer patients are impatient and irritable, and their families should be understanding and tolerant, and encourage them to participate in the life of normal people, participate in easy work and appropriate learning, so as to establish their own survival value. On the other hand, family members should guide patients to take good care of themselves, correct bad living habits, not smoke or drink, keep the mouth, face, hair, hand and foot skin, perineum, etc. clean, and prevent respiratory system infection, cross infection, urinary system infection, etc. During the period of rehabilitation at home, you must follow the doctor's advice and take the medicine on time and in the right amount. These are all effective nursing measures for liver cancer patients.