How to care for patients undergoing total hip replacement

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Recently, I always feel that I'm not feeling well all over, and I have no spirit. So I went to the hospital to have a general examination to see if there was any problem in my body. The result of the examination was not clear. The doctor said that there was something wrong with my hip joint, so I would like to have a total hip arthroplasty. Now I will talk about the nursing problems of total hip arthroplasty.

How to care for patients undergoing total hip replacement

First: psychological counseling, postoperative patients temporarily lose the ability of autonomous activities, there will be depression, anxiety and other negative emotions, seriously affecting the quality of life of patients. The patients should be given timely psychological education and psychological health evaluation.

Second: in the postoperative position, raise the leg of the affected limb by 10 ° to 20 ° and keep the affected limb in abduction neutral position to prevent external rotation. If necessary, wear anti rotation shoes to avoid excessive adduction and internal rotation of the hip joint. A soft pillow should be clamped between the legs in the lateral position, and the blood supply of the distal end of the affected limb should be observed. Keep the wound drainage tube unobstructed: closely observe whether the wound dressing of the patients has blood and fluid leakage, and timely replace the dressing if there is more blood leakage.

Third: observe the nature and quantity of drainage fluid, the daily drainage volume is generally not more than 500ml, the drainage tube can be removed when the drainage blood is less than 50ml 24h or 8h after the operation, pay attention to strict aseptic operation, and apply antibiotics for 3-5 days after the operation to prevent infection. Reasonable nutrition plays an important role in promoting the recovery of body function after operation. According to the dietary habits of patients, high calorie, high protein, high vitamin and crude fiber diet should be given to promote wound healing and prevent constipation.

matters needing attention

It can be seen that the success of the operation depends not only on the operation technology, but also on the postoperative nursing. We should pay special attention to the diet of patients after operation, and we must have a light diet. Don't eat too spicy food, and take proper exercise after surgery. Only in this way can we recover better and faster.