The child has a serious hernia problem and needs surgery. After the surgery, the child's body is relatively weak and requires parental care to help the child recover faster. Parents are facing this situation for the first time, and coupled with the fact that their children are very young, they do not know what precautions to take after hernia surgery for young children?
After hernia surgery for young children, parents need to observe the surgical site to check for redness, swelling, and bleeding, regularly measure the child's temperature, and pay attention to whether the child has fever symptoms; Check if the child's mental state is good and if there is any signs of lethargy.
Generally, on the second day after hernia surgery in young children, there may be some redness and swelling in the affected area. If the redness and swelling area is not large, parents do not need to deal with it specially for now, and it can be absorbed by itself. If the hematoma area is relatively large and there is bleeding, and the child cries uncontrollably due to hematoma pain, then secondary infection should be considered and surgery should be performed again.
Parents need to observe whether the testicles of young children have atrophied. If the atrophy is severe, it may affect the blood supply to the testicles and have a direct impact on the child's future sexual ability. Parents should be alert to this situation. Parents should remember to keep the surgical wound clean, avoid getting it wet, prepare light and nutritious food, and do not let the child move too much before the wound recovers. Rest well while lying down.
