What should be paid attention to in the preoperative and postoperative care of thyroid cancer

What should be paid attention to in the preoperative and postoperative care of thyroid cancer? Surgery is the main way to treat thyroid cancer, and the effect of surgery is also remarkable. However, no matter what treatment method is used, it has two sides. While helping patients treat the disease, it will also leave side effects. The way to reduce these side effects is to provide good care. So what should be paid attention to in the preoperative and postoperative care of thyroid cancer?

Preoperative considerations

①Please cooperate with medical staff to complete routine preoperative examinations (such as blood tests, electrocardiogram, thyroid color ultrasound, chest X-ray).

② Practice surgical posture: head down and shoulders up. Especially for patients with cervical spondylosis. Practice for a short to long time, preferably 2 hours without discomfort, in order to reduce discomfort during surgery. Avoid practicing within 2 hours after a meal to prevent vomiting.

③ If the patient is a smoker, he must quit smoking before the operation, because nicotine will irritate the respiratory mucosa, causing an increase in sputum and sputum blocking the airway. If there is respiratory inflammation before the operation, it should be actively treated.

④ If the patient has other diseases (such as hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, abnormal coagulation function, etc.), or is taking medication, or has drug allergies, the patient's attending physician or nurse should be informed truthfully to reduce the risk of surgery.

⑤ The surgery usually takes place under general anesthesia. The entire operation process is like sleeping and you will not feel any pain. Please eliminate your concerns in this regard.

⑥ If the tumor is too large and has affected the patient's breathing, please do a tracheal softening experiment under the doctor's advice and take a comfortable position under the guidance of the nurse.

⑦ Do not eat or drink before the operation as required by the nurse. If you have to take any medicine, you should take it with a sip of water before the operation. Please remove your removable dentures or loose teeth and empty your bowels and bladder before entering the operating room.

Postoperative precautions

1. It is normal to feel numbness in the neck and tightness in the incision after the operation. Generally, the drainage tube can be removed 1-2 days after the operation, and the stitches can be removed 5-6 days after the operation. Before that, they need to be taped to prevent infection and should not be exposed.

2. Eat less seafood in the future and usually eat private salt (salt without iodine).

3. You don’t need to pay special attention to anything in daily life, and your life span will not be shortened, just like if you don’t have thyroid cancer.