There are some simple steps that one should follow ahead of surgery. According to Dr. Eddie Chaloner, consultant vascular surgeon at Lewisham Hospital, South-East London, the fitter a patient is the better the heart and lungs combine to supply oxygen to the tissues. Tissues play a key role in individual’s recovery. Below, explained some simple steps to prepare for surgery.
1. If the patient who undergoing surgery is on medication then some drugs like warfarin that is used to thin the blood require to be stopped before surgery. One must check this in advance.
2. When undergoing a surgery then one must drink two litres of water daily a week before the surgery to prevent dehydration. Dehydration causes less efficient circulation of oxygen that escorts to deprive wound healing.
3. Patient who undergoing surgery musk ask consultant how long it require to refrain from drinking and eating before the surgery.
4. To minimize the effects of bacteria like MRSA that can cause antibiotic resistant infections, the patient should use antibacterial soap and shampoo with antiseptic clorohexidine like Dermol 200 Shower Emollient.
5. Patient should also use antiseptic wipes around the bed to prevent infections. You can use Dettol Surface Cleaning Wipes, these claim to kill 99.9 percent of bacteria and viruses, including E.coli, Salmonella, MRSA and the flu virus.
6. Patient should ask the surgeon to draw round the procedure. This will reassure the patient and reiterate the reason of hospitalization.
7. When undergoing a major surgery one must check that anesthetist will use an esophageal Doppler, which measures how much fluid the body requires during the surgery. Patient can be dehydrated without nay outward sign. To prevent this can lower the post operative complications and death rates.
8. Patient should find out how long the surgery will take, when he feels better and what after effects he may suffer. In this fashion the patient will know if the post operative position is normal.
9. Due to some prescription errors or drug mix up many lives are placed at risk so before taking any medicine patient must ask the nurse what it is for and get her to check the notes.
10. Last but not the least patient should not accept flowers as they attract dust that is tough clean around.