Surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia is a better method for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia is favored due to its small damage, less bleeding, and rapid postoperative recovery. Although surgical treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia has good results, postoperative care should also be paid attention to. So, how do you care after prostatectomy?
Nursing methods after minimally invasive surgery for benign prostatic hyperplasia
1. Body position: Lie flat, change to semi lying position 3 days after surgery, and perform continuous bladder irrigation. Do not twist, compress, or fall off the catheter.
2. Diet: After intestinal peristalsis recovers, you can enter a high-protein, nutritious, and digestible diet to keep your bowels smooth and avoid bleeding from the prostate fossa due to strong defecation. Drink plenty of water, 2500-3000ML per day.
3. The speed of bladder irrigation fluid is appropriate. If it is too fast, it will cause frequent physiological contraction of the bladder, causing spasmodic pain. If it is too slow, it will not be able to flush out the oozing blood in a timely manner, and it is easy to form blood clots to block the drainage tube.
4. When in pain, deep breathing exercises can be performed, and if necessary, pain can be relieved by applying pain killers. When coughing, protecting the incision with your hands can alleviate pain.
5. Cough, expectoration, and deep breathing can prevent accumulated pneumonia.
6. Wipe the urethral orifice with 0.5% iodophor cotton ball twice a day, keep the urethral orifice clean, frequently change underwear, and keep the urine bag below the bladder level to prevent retrograde infection.
7. During bed rest, limb movements should be carried out to prevent venous thrombosis.
8. After removing the balloon catheter, frequent urination should be performed to prevent increased pressure in the bladder from secondary bleeding; Due to the long bedtime and low activity of elderly people, do not leave bed immediately after extubation for activities, but gradually increase the amount of activity to prevent increasing the burden on the heart.