It’s often the case that people planning to have surgery only think about everything leading up to it, but don’t take what comes after into consideration. The post operative period is perhaps even more important than the preoperative, the continuing success of your procedure depends on it! During the period in which your body is still recovering there are costly consequences for careless mistakes. People sometimes push themselves too hard too soon after surgery, which only goes to slow down post operative recovery. In a worst case scenario, it could even undo the progress achieved by the surgery, or create a medical emergency!
In order to make sure you are fully healed as soon as possible, and to prevent the necessity of additional invasive procedures, its very important to pay close attention to your doctor’s recommendations for post operative care, and to follow their instructions diligently. Checking that you take your medications correctly, eating an appropriate diet, and balancing the time you spend moving and resting are all essential to ensuring a full recovery. Post operative care is essential for the effective and speedy recovery of patients. There are a variety of services that may be included in the process, here are some of the most common:
Rehabilitation Services
Rehabilitation techniques are often a necessary step in helping to regain full function and mobility. Speech, occupational, and physiotherapy are often part of the rehabilitation effort.
Nursing Care
A professional nurse has all the skills required to expertly monitor vital signs, give medication, and tend to any wounds resulting from the surgery, all key components of the post operative care process.
Wound Care
It’s critical to take proper care of wounds resulting from the surgery to avoid infection and to ensure and accelerate a successful healing process. This care involves treating and cleaning wounds with antiseptics, changing out old bandages for fresh, clean ones, and watching carefully for any signs of infection.
Personal Care
Post operative recovery patients sometimes need assistance with simple daily tasks like washing up, bathing, and getting dressed. Care providers will assist with these duties in order to help patients remain as comfortable and healthy as possible while they are on the mend.
Medication Management
It is very important to make sure that patients take their medications as directed. The care provider service diligently monitors medication schedules, gives medications in their proper doses, and adjusts the dosages as may be required.
Nutritional Support
It is essential that the post operative recovery patient consumes proper nutritious food to facilitate a speedy and complete recovery. Monitoring the patients’ dietary requirements and giving expert advice on good food are all part of post operative care. Full-time chefs are hired by many post-operative centres to create healthy, vitamin-rich and nutritious meals that are also tasty.
If you are receiving post operative care in Thailand from one of the nation’s many excellent health facilities, check the Thailand National Ministry of Health for further resources and information.