Precautions after baby's hernia surgery

Many children have hernias. If the hernia is not treated, it will cause serious harm to the child's reproductive system. Therefore, for many parents, when their babies have hernias, in order to make their children recover as soon as possible, they want to perform hernia surgery to make their children healthy as soon as possible. So what are the precautions after the baby's hernia surgery? Let's learn about it together.

1. After the operation, the child needs to have the doctor on duty confirm that he or she has awakened from anesthesia before leaving the hospital, and the doctor on duty should explain the precautions to the family members.

2. Unless otherwise instructed by your doctor, eat and exercise as usual after returning home, but try to avoid excessive exertion.

3. The incision does not need to be sutured after surgery, but it must be kept clean. The dressing can be changed every 2-3 days to observe the healing of the incision;

4. Generally, the pain level of the wound can be tolerated. If it is really intolerable, you can take painkillers orally or through anal suppositories.

5. If the wound is bleeding, red, swollen, hot, painful, has exudate, or has a high fever, please return to the hospital for treatment immediately.

6. The wound should not be exposed to water within one week after the operation. After one week, take a shower as usual, but do not rub the incision. If the incision gets wet, wipe it dry as soon as possible and keep it dry.

7. Conservative treatment is always recommended for pediatric hernia. If it doesn't work and the child's hernia is severe or incarcerated, surgery is still required. Pay attention to some issues after the operation to avoid recurrence of hernia. After pediatric hernia surgery, the anesthetic effect has worn off and the baby will definitely feel pain. At this time, the mother should keep an eye on the baby, avoid crying and making a fuss, and do not let the child pull off the gauze covering the wound;.

8. Postoperative care for pediatric hernia surgery is very important. Postoperative care accounts for 80% of the success rate of the operation. If the care is improper, recurrence is very likely after the operation. Why does hernia recur after surgery in children? Because the cause of hernia is abdominal wall damage and increased abdominal pressure. Surgery only sutures the damaged part, and the recovery of the abdominal wall is a chronic physical therapy process and cannot be recovered in ten or eight days.

9. It is normal for children to have swelling in the groin area or scrotum after surgery. It will gradually disappear after a period of time. If the swelling suddenly becomes larger and harder, the patient should return to the hospital for treatment in time.

10. If you have any questions, please come back to the hospital at any time.

The above is a detailed introduction to the precautions after baby's hernia surgery. I believe that many parents have fully understood the precautions after baby's hernia surgery through the above understanding. Therefore, after understanding, you can choose a trustworthy large hospital. By performing hernia surgery and taking precautions, you can let your baby get rid of hernia as soon as possible.