Postoperative maintenance of lumbar spinal stenosis

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Spinal stenosis is a disease that oppresses the spinal cord and spinal nerve root and causes corresponding neurological dysfunction, which brings a lot of inconvenience to the healthy life of patients. Then, how to maintain the lumbar spinal stenosis after operation

Postoperative maintenance of lumbar spinal stenosis

Regular turn over: patients generally need to lie in bed for 3-4 weeks, every 2-3 hours, 15-30 minutes. During the period of lying in bed after anesthesia, nurses should pay attention to protect the skin of sacrococcygeal and other pressure parts of patients to prevent bedsore.

The first roll over was carried out 3-5 hours after anesthesia. The nurse assisted the patient to place one hand on the shoulder of the patient and the other hand on the hip ridge. Both hands were forced at the same time. The roll over should be stable and accurate to avoid postoperative wound bleeding caused by excessive distortion of the spine.

The sensory and motor function of both lower limbs should be observed after the operation: after the disappearance of anesthesia, the skin of both lower limbs or toes of the patient should be gently scratched with blunt needle to observe whether there is any sensation or pain. If there is any abnormality, 10-20 mg dexamethasone plus 50 ml 5% glucose injection can be given intravenously to relieve the nerve root edema and eliminate the symptoms. At the same time, assist patients with active or passive toe training, 3 times a day, 3-5 minutes each time.

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The above is the lumbar spinal stenosis after surgery maintenance, patients in maintenance at the same time, but also pay attention to good eating habits.