Today our topic of discussion is Postoperative Care.
Postoperative Care
POSTOPERATIVE CARE
The success of every surgery depends on the type of nursing care given to the patient before (preoperative), during (infraoperative) and after (postoperative) period of surgery. The preparation of patient for surgery depends on the ope of surgery, age of the patient, general health of the patient and the organ involved.
Type of Surgery
- Emergency surgery. Preoperative period is very short because of the life threatening situation, e.g. acute appendicitis
- Planned surgery: Time for surgery is fixed with the method consent of the surgeon and the patient
- Major surgery: The operation involving a large surface area of the body
- Minor surgery: Operation involving a small area of the hody
- Diagnosis surgery: This is an operative in which the diagnosis is unknown, eg, exploratory laparotomy in which the abdomen is opened to seek the cause of symptoms
- Curative surgery: This is an operative in which discussed part or organ is removed to relieve symptoms, e.g. cholecystectomy
- Reconstructive surgery: This is an operative involving strengthening of a weakened area, eg, herniorrhaphy
- Corrective surgery: This is an operation in which deformities are corrected, e.g. replacement of the metal valve
- Quickly observe the functioning of all devices and make sure they are in its functioning order
- Palliative surgery: This is an operation in which symptoms are relieved but the basic cause remains, eg astrojejunostomy
- Cosmetic surgery: This is an operation done to improve the appearance, eg repair of the left up and left palate.
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