What are the symptoms after hernia surgery in children?

Some mothers will have certain problems after their children have hernia surgery, because many children will still have symptoms of discomfort after the operation, so many mothers will ignore it at this time. This is because you don’t usually understand the symptoms after children’s hernia surgery. This may cause you to ignore some small problems, which may delay your child’s condition and make you feel very worried.

1. After treatment, pay attention to protecting the wound, especially for infants and young children. Do not let the children pull off the gauze covering the wound; do not contaminate the wound with urine or feces, which may cause infection and suppuration of the wound.

2. Since the scrotum may have varying degrees of swelling after the operation, it will generally subside in 2 to 3 days. If the swelling does not subside and becomes hard, there may be blood stasis, so please ask a doctor to check. If the swelling and hardening no longer develop, the blood stasis will slowly be absorbed.

3. Because the wound will have varying degrees of pain after the effect of the anesthetic wears off after the operation, you should coax the child more or divert his attention, and try to avoid crying and making a fuss. If the crying does not stop, you can inject or take oral sedatives to let the child sleep quietly.

4. After the operation, the child should sleep on his side and use a soft cotton diaper folded into a long strip to clamp the perineum. If the operation is on the right side, the child should lie on his left side. Once he urinates, it will not be on the gauze and contaminate the wound. If a diaper is necessary, the gauze on the wound should be exposed outside the diaper.

To sum up, the above content describes the nursing measures after pediatric hernia surgery, which can help parents take better care of their children. Parents should also pay more attention to the recovery of the wound after hernia surgery and let the children rest more.

After reading the above explanation, now you know what symptoms generally occur after pediatric hernia surgery. If your child has the above symptoms after surgery in the future, you can make timely adjustments. This will be very beneficial for your child and will allow your child to recover quickly.