Table of contents:
- What are the complications after surgery that can occur?
- 1. Pain due to skin incisions
- 2. Side effects of anesthesia that can cause nausea and vomiting
- 3.Infection due to surgical wounds that can cause pain
- 4. There was a clotting of blood vessels
Surgery is sometimes one of the medical procedures that some people find scary, if you feel nervous before the surgery procedure, this is a natural thing. In order to deal with stress or nervousness before surgery, be active in asking the surgeon a number of things about the operation that you will be undergoing before it is time to enter the operating room including complications after surgery. Before asking directly to the doctor, there are various complications after surgery that you can find out about in this article.
What are the complications after surgery that can occur?
1. Pain due to skin incisions
Postoperative pain is normal and common. Several steps can be taken to minimize or relieve it, but postoperative pain can worsen when accompanied by other symptoms, which could be complications after surgery that require medical attention.
Not only adults, children who undergo surgery also feel the same pain, and they will usually express their pain with words such as pain. The cause of pain usually comes in an incision in the skin which stimulates the nerves to transmit pain signals to the brain. As the body begins to heal, the pain should decrease and eventually go away completely. The duration of postoperative pain can depend on several factors such as a person's health condition, the presence of other diseases, and also smoking habits.
To deal with postoperative pain, doctors usually prescribe medication to relieve it. Several types of drugs that can relieve pain, among others, acetaminophen, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen and naproxen.
Many people do not want to take pain medications prescribed by doctors for fear of being addicted. Actually, anti-pain drug addiction is very rare. In fact, sometimes, not using anti-pain drugs is dangerous.
Severe pain can sometimes make it difficult for a person to take deep breaths and increase the risk of pneumonia. Pain can also make it difficult for a person to do daily work, such as walking, eating and sleeping. In fact, nutrition and adequate rest are needed in accelerating the healing process of wounds caused by surgery.
2. Side effects of anesthesia that can cause nausea and vomiting
What happens if medical experts don't find an anesthetic? Surely, we will hear the screams of pain from the patients from behind the doors of the medical room. In the medical field, anesthesia is called anesthesia, which means "without sensation".
The purpose of the anesthesia is to numb certain areas of your body or even make you unconscious (fall asleep). By applying an anesthetic, doctors can freely perform medical procedures involving sharp tools and body parts without hurting you.
The anesthetics may have side effects that make you uncomfortable, such as nausea, vomiting, itching, dizziness, bruising, difficulty urinating, feeling cold and chills. Usually these effects do not last long. Apart from side effects, complications after surgery due to this anesthetic may also occur. Here are some bad things, though rare, that might happen to you:
- Allergic reaction to anesthetic.
- Permanent nerve damage.
- Pneumonia.
- Blindness.
- Died.
The risk of side effects and complications depends on the type of anesthetic used, your age, your health condition, and how your body responds to the drug. The risk is higher if you have an unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, consuming alcohol and drugs), and are overweight.
To prevent this from happening, it is a good idea to follow all the procedures recommended by your doctor before undergoing anesthesia such as dietary patterns. Your doctor will probably ask you to stop eating after 12 at night. Consumption of herbal medicines or vitamins should be stopped at least seven days before medical action is taken.
3.Infection due to surgical wounds that can cause pain
Infection is an invasion of the body by pathogens or microorganisms that are capable of causing illness. Postoperative infection is an infection from a wound that is acquired after surgery. Can occur between 30 days after surgery, usually between 5 to 10 days after surgery. This surgical wound infection can occur in closed wounds or in open wounds. Infection can occur in superficial tissue (which is close to the skin) or in deeper tissue. In serious cases, postoperative infections can affect the organs of the body.
Infection in surgical wounds requires special attention by medical personnel directly because the infection can be very dangerous if it spreads and affects vital organs. The following are symptoms of a surgical wound infection:
- There is pus, blood or fluid draining from the surgical wound
- There is pain, swelling, redness, warmth and fever
- Surgery wounds that won't heal or dry up
If your surgical wound has the symptoms above, you should immediately consult a doctor who treats you to get the right treatment according to your condition and needs.
Infected surgical wounds require evaluation and a surgical suture opening procedure may be performed to clean the injured area. The most important treatment for surgical wound infection is to ensure that the infection has been cleared, then given antibiotic treatment by injection, drinking or topical.
4. There was a clotting of blood vessels
Usually women more often experience clots in the blood vessels as a complication after surgery, especially in the legs, after giving birth by cesarean section. A study concluded that there is an association with caesarean section with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or blood clots in the circulation in the blood vessels.
The study, published in the journal CHEST, found that C-sections carry a fourfold greater risk of VTE than normal delivery. C-sections contribute to an increase in venous troboembolism (VTE) after delivery and this blood clotting occurs in 1,000 c-sections (C-sections). Pregnant women are more susceptible to VTE due to a variety of factors, including venous stasis and trauma associated with childbirth.
The period after giving birth, women who give birth by caesarean section are at risk of suffering from blood clots (coagulation) is greater than the normal delivery process. Cesarean delivery requires a longer recovery time than normal delivery.
