How long does laparotomy take

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A few days ago, I went to my aunt's house to play. When I saw that she had never come out, I knew that she had rectal cancer, and it was already advanced. Now she slowly began to transfer to other parts. I went to the hospital to see the doctor. The doctor said that she could only be treated by exploratory laparotomy. Now let's learn how long the next exploratory laparotomy is good.

How long does laparotomy take

First: exploratory laparotomy is a kind of examination or treatment to determine the cause of the disease or the degree of the disease. Common abdominal closed trauma, abdominal mass, acute intestinal obstruction, etc. In general, it belongs to major surgery. Can most of the exploratory laparotomy need a period of fasting after surgery, rely on peripheral intravenous infusion treatment.

Second, the healing time of laparotomy has nothing to do with the length of the incision. As long as the incision is free of infection, it will basically heal in about a week and recover completely in about a month. Whether you can wash clothes after two months is related to the nature of the disease, but not to the length of incision.

Third: do exploratory laparotomy, analysis. You may be due to abdominal digestive system disease, the cause has not yet been completely clear, so you need exploratory laparotomy. The length of the incision is generally about 10-20cm (depending on the patient's condition). If the incision has no infection and special condition, it needs to be discharged in 1-2 weeks.

matters needing attention

After exploratory laparotomy, medication must be used on time, regular return visit, if there is discomfort, timely medical treatment, psychological nursing is an important part of patients with advanced cancer to restore treatment confidence, life nursing with the whole treatment process of patients, plays a vital role in the rehabilitation of patients.