Post-transurethral resection of the prostate

The importance of the prostate gland to people is well known to everyone. However, the more important the part, the more likely it is to develop bad diseases. When the prostate gland becomes diseased, it is inevitable to take some surgery to treat it. How much do you know about transurethral resection of the prostate? When you hear this term, are you very scared? Let's learn more about this treatment method.

Postoperative care 1. Closely observe changes in the patient's condition: Pay attention to changes in vital signs after surgery. Because a large amount of flushing fluid is used to flush the bladder during and after surgery, a series of pathological or physiological changes such as blood pressure fluctuations and edema of the lungs, brain, and kidneys may occur clinically. If the patient is found to be irritable, nauseous, vomiting, with increased blood pressure, slow pulse, and difficulty breathing, you should be alert to the occurrence of TUR syndrome. Prepare rescue items in time, report to the doctor immediately, and give corresponding treatment; in addition, because the patients are all elderly and have other chronic diseases, anesthesia will have varying degrees of impact on the heart and lungs. In this group, 3 cases had slow pulse (40-50 beats/min), which was corrected after atropine injection; 2 cases had low blood pressure and 5 cases had high blood pressure, which were corrected after timely treatment.

2. Care of various tubes: properly fix the drainage tubes, keep the urinary catheters unobstructed, make sure the drainage tubes are not displaced or fall off when turning over, and squeeze the drainage tubes regularly to prevent blood clots from blocking them. In addition, the flushing fluid speed should be adjusted according to the color of the drainage fluid, generally 80 to 100 drops/min, and the height of the liquid column should be 60 cm.

Discharge instructions: ① Instruct patients not to smoke or drink, avoid spicy food, pay attention to nutritional balance, maintain a normal life routine, pay attention to rest, exercise appropriately, enhance the body's resistance, and prevent colds; ② To prevent constipation, eat more fresh fruits, vegetables and crude fiber foods, do more squatting, supine and hip flexion exercises, and massage the abdomen regularly to keep the bowels open. Use supine or low-pressure enema when necessary; ③ To prevent urinary tract infection, do not hold urine, drink more water (drink more during the day and less at night to avoid increased nocturia affecting sleep), and drink more water in 24 hours than two thermos bottles (2500ml) to dilute and flush urine.

After the above introduction, I believe everyone must have a clearer understanding of the knowledge of post-transurethral prostatectomy care. I hope everyone can learn more about this treatment method and actively learn the relevant knowledge to take good care of the prostate after surgery, which will be more beneficial to physical health. During the care process, if you have any questions, you must first seek help from a doctor and go to a regular hospital for treatment.