What should you pay attention to after lung cancer surgery? Pay attention to these four aspects

After lung cancer surgery, measures should be taken to promote expectoration, such as active and effective coughing, assisting the patient to turn over and pat the back, nebulization inhalation, etc., to prevent the occurrence of complications such as atelectasis and aspiration pneumonia; you can also start blowing balloons on the second day after surgery to exercise your lung function; if your physical condition permits, it is recommended to get out of bed appropriately and eat a reasonable diet.

Frequent smoking or passive smoking may induce lung cancer. When lung cancer is still in its early stages, timely surgical treatment can be performed to completely remove the lesions, which can reduce the recurrence rate of cancer and effectively prolong the patient's life. It is best to pay more attention after the operation, which will help improve the effect of the operation. So, what are the precautions after lung cancer surgery?
1. Take active measures to expel sputum
1. Actively and effectively cough <br/>Some patients are afraid to cough after surgery because of the pain of the wound, or often cough ineffectively. Over time, atelectasis and aspiration pneumonia may occur, affecting lung function. Therefore, active and effective coughing should be performed after surgery to cough out the phlegm in the lungs.
2. Assist the patient to turn over and pat his back <br/>If the patient cannot cough up the sputum, the family can help the patient turn over and pat his back. Patting the back with the hollow palm can loosen the secretions adhering to the respiratory tract and help the patient expectorate. Generally, when patting the back, you can pat from bottom to top and from outside to inside, and be careful to avoid the surgical wound to avoid causing pain.
3. Nebulizer inhalation <br/>Hormone drugs can be used to prepare nebulizer inhalation solution, which can be nebulized three times a day, with each nebulization lasting 20 minutes. It can also dilute sputum, facilitate expectoration, and effectively prevent infection.
2. Perform balloon blowing exercise <br/>If you are always afraid to cough or coughing is ineffective, you can start balloon blowing exercise on the second day after surgery. The specific method is to take a deep breath first, then blow slowly at the balloon until you can't blow it anymore. Generally, blowing 5 to 6 times a day is good for exercising lung function.
3. Appropriately get out of bed and move around<br/>After surgery, if the patient's physical condition allows, you can get out of bed and move around as soon as possible, which can effectively prevent the occurrence of blood clots, and also help to enhance gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation. However, the amount of activity should be within one's ability. If you cannot get out of bed, you can also move your limbs in bed.
4. Reasonable diet after surgery <br/>After surgery, you should eat liquid or semi-liquid food, such as lotus root powder, noodles and other soft and easy-to-digest foods. You can also appropriately supplement some high-quality protein to promote wound healing. When the wound has not healed, do not eat fish, peppers, mutton and other irritating foods, and avoid eating too greasy food.