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How to recuperate after appendicitis operation
1 Postoperative care of appendicitis includes choosing a suitable lying position according to different anesthesia. For example, patients with spinal anesthesia should lie on the pillow for 6 ~ 12 hours to prevent headache caused by cerebrospinal fluid leakage. Patients under continuous epidural anesthesia can lie flat with their pillows low. Observing vital signs and measuring blood pressure and pulse every hour for three times in a row until it is stable, which is the main nursing after appendicitis operation. If the pulse speeds up or blood pressure drops, consider bleeding, observe the wound in time and take necessary measures. 3 12 After simple appendicitis excision, or gangrenous or perforated appendicitis excision, if there is a drainage tube, it should be changed to semi-recumbent position or low position semi-recumbent position after blood pressure is stable, so as to facilitate drainage and prevent inflammatory exudate from flowing into abdominal cavity. Diet is one of the postoperative nursing care of appendicitis: fasting on the day of operation, liquid on the first day after operation, soft food on the second day, and normal eating on the third to fourth day.