Nursing care of children with hernia after operation

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When a child is young, if the care is not appropriate, there may be a lot of crying leading to hernia. When a child has a hernia, surgery should be carried out as soon as possible. Otherwise, the older the child is, the worse it is to have surgery again, which will have a great impact on the child. Well, how to care for children after hernia surgery.

Nursing care of children with hernia after operation

First: after the child has finished the operation, we must remember not to let the child move about in the hospital bed. Even if it is painful, we should try our best to calm the child, and lie flat on the bed with the body upward to disperse the child's sensitivity to pain. Never give your child food, including water and milk, for six hours after the operation. Otherwise, it will damage the child's knife wound.

Second: children can eat six hours after hernia surgery, which is conducive to the healing of children's wounds. At this time, it's best to give children only liquid food. Liquid food is best matched with porridge made of lean meat, and ribs soup and other foods. At the beginning, it is not easy to eat more, but a small amount of intake, and observe the child's reaction. If there is no vomiting, continue feeding.

Third: a week after the child's operation, remember not to give the child a bath, in order to avoid water getting on the child's wound, so that the child's mouth infection.

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And after a week, you can use a wet towel to wipe other parts of the child's body, but remember not to touch the wound with water.