For many expectant mothers in childbirth, in order to prevent the fetus from tearing due to excessive size during childbirth, many doctors will choose side cutting during childbirth. How to care for the side cutting wound after operation? Do you know the nursing precautions for the side cutting wound in summer?
Main points of nursing
Reduce wound pain: general hospital will use some physical treatment to make the side cut wound recover as soon as possible. If the pain is very severe, you can ask the doctor to give you some painkillers and take a hot bath to make you feel more comfortable. If you feel tingling when urinating, you can sprinkle a little warm water on the wound when urinating. You can also put the sanitary napkin in the fridge and ice it for later use.
Keep the wound clean: wash the wound twice a day with warm boiled water; in order to prevent wound pollution, wipe the vulva with Bromogeramine disinfectant cotton after each defecation, never wipe the vulva from the back to the front after defecation, instead, wash it again.
Do not use force when defecating: for the first 2-3 days after removing the thread, do not squat or use force; when defecating, it is advisable to first converge the perineum and buttocks, and then sit on the toilet seat, which can effectively avoid the perineum wound cracking. In case of constipation, do not hold your breath and forcefully expand the perineum, which can be lubricated with liquid paraffin or Kaiselu.
Body center of gravity inclines to the right: when sitting, the body center of gravity inclines to the right, which can not only reduce the pain caused by the pressure of the wound, but also prevent the epidermis from staggering; avoid falling down or excessive abduction of the thigh, which will cause the wound to crack; it is not suitable to leave the hospital on the day when the suture is removed, and the wound crack often occurs on the day when the suture is removed, which will cause trouble to the treatment after returning home.
Take the right lying position: in the first few days after delivery, it is advisable to take the right lying position to promote the blood accumulation and outflow in the wound, and also to prevent the endometrial fragments in the lochia from flowing into the wound, so as to form endometriosis in the future; when the wound grows stronger after 4-5 days, the left and right rounds of lying position can be taken.
Avoid wound infection: when there is swelling, pain and induration in the wound, and there is purulent secretion when it is squeezed, take antibiotics under the guidance of the doctor, remove the suture, so as to facilitate the outflow of purulent fluid; locally, use 1:5000 potassium permanganate warm water sitz bath twice a day, 10-15 minutes each time, or use Qingre, detoxification, traditional Chinese medicine decoction of loose knot to clean the wound; use local phototherapy, can also promote The wound healed.
Take care of the edema wound: when the wound is edematous, use 95% alcohol gauze or 50% magnesium sulfate solution for local hot compress twice a day; when lying down, try to raise the buttocks to facilitate the refluxing of body fluids and reduce the edema and pain of the wound.
Eat less dregs diet: in one week after operation, eat at least less dregs diet, such as milk and lotus root powder, egg soup, rice soup, porridge and other semi liquid food, in order to prevent the formation of hard and difficult to discharge, pull the perineum wound.
Mothers who give birth normally have lateral episiotomy. Because the wound is sensitive and the appearance of postpartum lochia, new mothers must be very careful in postpartum care.