What are the precautions after repair of perineal laceration

summary

When my wife was giving birth, her perineum was injured because of laceration. Because it was a special period, she took a long rest after repair of perineum laceration and finally recovered. Let's take a look at the precautions after repair of perineal laceration.

What are the precautions after repair of perineal laceration

First of all: vaginal wall relaxation after delivery, should be carefully examined, according to the size and depth of the tear, the tissue will be aligned, layered suture.

Secondly, the laceration of the vaginal wall is high and cannot be exposed. One needle of catgut suture can be used below the top for traction, and then 0.5-1cm above the top for suture, so as to prevent the lacerated blood vessels from retracting and bleeding to form hematoma. To ensure effective hemostasis, the appropriate suture.

Finally: after repair, anal examination should be done routinely. If the intestinal suture is found to be sewn into the rectal cavity by mistake, it needs to be re sewed.

matters needing attention

Keep the wound clean, use perineal alcohol gauze pad, keep the catheter for 5 days, and then use alcohol to scrub the wound after defecation. If it is necessary to have another operation, it is best to wait until the inflammation and infection completely disappear after half a year.