How to care for acute pancreatitis? 8 aspects to start with for good recovery

Acute pancreatitis is extremely harmful to the body, and if any abnormality occurs, you must seek medical attention immediately. Surgery is the preferred method for treating this disease, and postoperative care should be provided according to post-anesthesia and general surgical care routines. After the blood pressure stabilizes, the patient can take the intercostal position. If there is drainage, attention should be paid to the amount and nature of the drainage, and the drainage should be kept unobstructed. The wound dressing should be clean and dry, and preparation should be made to record the 24-hour intake and output.

1. Provide routine surgical care.

2. After the patient is admitted to the hospital, non-surgical treatment is generally used , and the changes in the condition are closely observed, including vital signs, prevention and treatment of shock, and observation for high fever, icteric sclera, and abdominal pain. If convulsions are caused by hypocalcemia, inject 10-20 ml of 10% calcium gluconate as directed by your doctor if necessary.

3. Fasting, indwelling gastric tube for gastrointestinal decompression, fluid replacement as ordered by the doctor, and blood draw for routine blood tests and related biochemical tests.

4. Take antispasmodics and analgesics regularly as prescribed by your doctor , such as pethidine, atropine, etc.

5. If the abdominal pain disappears and the body temperature returns to normal, you can eat clear liquid food, and gradually increase the amount according to the condition, and eat a low-fat diet.

6. If surgical treatment is used , general preoperative care preparation should be followed.

7. Postoperative care should be carried out according to post-anesthesia and general surgical care routines. After the blood pressure stabilizes, the patient can take the intercostal position. If there is drainage, attention should be paid to the amount and nature of the drainage, and the drainage should be kept unobstructed. The wound dressing should be clean and dry, and preparation should be made to record the 24-hour intake and output.

8. Continue gastrointestinal decompression and pay attention to abdominal pain, bloating, and water-electrolysis imbalance.

Patients with acute pancreatitis are generally admitted to the hospital in emergency stretchers. The degree of pain for these patients is very high. If they meet the surgical indications, the doctor will provide surgical treatment. For this reason, we should provide patients with high-quality nursing services as suggested by the experts above. Only in this way can the physical fitness of our patients be improved or the degree of pain of the disease be reduced. Moreover, after the treatment is cured, we must tell the patients how to avoid the recurrence of this disease.