How to deal with the wound after discharge from the hospital for joint replacement.
A few questions about wound dressings.
1.Why is a wound dressing change performed?
The purpose of dressing change is to keep the wound clean and check for wound growth, swelling, and signs of infection.
2.Is it better to change wound dressings as often as possible?
Changing the wound too often not only cannot promote the wound healing, but will damage the granulation tissue on the wound because the dressing change is too diligent, because the dressing change is too diligent, it is easy to irritate the wound due to tearing and pulling when uncovering the gauze. Continuous irritation of the wound will make it difficult to heal, prolong the healing time of the wound, and cause excessive proliferation of scar tissue.
3.Should I apply anti-inflammatory drugs or growth-promoting drugs when changing dressings?
Regardless of fresh wounds or infected wounds, do not apply anti-inflammatory powder and some colored drugs to the wound when changing dressings, so as not to affect the observation of the wound, and it is not recommended to apply drugs to promote wound healing, so as not to cause infection due to improper sterile storage of drugs.
4.Do you remove stitches at once or in parts?
At present, we do not need to remove stitches for our own joint replacement wounds. If the doctor of the local hospital informs the need to remove the sutures, then according to the doctor's advice to remove the sutures, there is no unified statement about the removal of the sutures at one time or the dismantling of the sutures, generally according to the wound site and healing situation, most of the wounds can be removed at one time, but for patients with high tension around the wound or the stitches removal time is earlier, it is safer to take the sutures in stages, and the doctor will decide according to the situation when removing the sutures.
Wound dressing change and stitch removal pay attention
During hospitalization, follow the instructions of the doctor in charge.
After discharge, if the wound dressing is clean, dry and no exudation, generally change the dressing once every 2-4 days, if there is oozing or gauze falling off, change the dressing in time and change the dressing, choose a regular hospital to change the dressing when changing the dressing, it is forbidden to change the dressing by yourself, it is forbidden to change the dressing in a small clinic), ensure that the use of sterile dressings completely covers the wound, it is forbidden to smear the drug on the wound, if the wound heals well and no serious complications occur, it is generally about 2-3 weeks, and the sutures are removed according to the condition of the wound (most of the patients with joint replacement are sutured with absorbable threads, without removing the sutures, If you have any problems or questions about the wound, please contact the doctor in charge.