What should children pay attention to after tonsillectomy

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My son is going to high school soon. That high school is closed, and he only goes home once a month. But recently, when he was sleeping, he found that he would snore, not one or two days, but almost every day. When he went to the hospital, he found that it was adenoid hypertrophy and needed surgery. Today, let me learn from you what to pay attention to after tonsillectomy in children.

What should children pay attention to after tonsillectomy

First: dietary guidance should be careful, 1-2 days after surgery can be into a semi liquid diet, about a week can eat soft food, eat more vegetables, fruits and so on. Postoperative local pain and nasopharynx bleeding, or blood in the nose are common phenomena, but it is not necessary to be too nervous. Local care should be careful, do not cough and sneeze violently.

Second, the discharge guidance told the family that it would take 3-4 weeks for the wound to heal completely. They must insist on eating warm, cool and soft food, avoid hard, spicy, fried and overheated food, and try to eat less irritating fruits and juice.

Third: blood oxygen, heart rate and ECG were monitored for 2 hours after operation. Six hours after the operation, the patient went to the pillow and lay on his back. Let the child's head to one side, pay special attention to whether there is frequent swallowing action, let the child spit out oral secretion in time, observe whether there is active bleeding.

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After children's tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy, parents must make their children do a good job of nursing to avoid infection. If the patient has bleeding in the operation area after discharge, they must go to the hospital in time for re examination to avoid unnecessary injury to the body.