Challenges Experience After Orthopedic Surgery

By Kelly Wood


There seems to be a higher incidents with cases related to medical diagnoses that involve the bone, muscle or joint. In fact, MD orthopedic surgeries are very common in an operation room setting both for emergency and planned operations. More over, patients who are treated in a non operative manner is referred to a conservative treatment in the orthopedics department.

Those that engage in any strenuous sport activity are at high risk to any sprains, dislocations and fractures. For the old age, unsteady gait and blurred vision are normal physiological changes that can be a threat for falls and accidents. Also, children are not exempted from acquiring any accidents given the fact that they are mostly active.

Regardless if one may need to be treated for an operation or simply in an out patient basis, every experience can be traumatic for each person. However, they might be instances that it may not be that traumatic depending on the case. Each patient is unique and therefore, health care providers should provide an individualize treatment plan that would meet his priority needs.

Most who have undergone surgeries share that the real challenge is not actually during the operation but it is after it. The moment that he wakes up after the surgery and becomes aware that something was done inside his body is devastating. What is even worse is realizing that he cannot immediately recover from an accidental fall or injury.

At the first days after the surgery, patients would really require to have a complete bed rest so that their body can recover. It is within this time that they need most supervision from their primary care givers or any family member together with the health team. In fact, assessing the psychological status through verbalization of feelings can be also therapeutic.

Careful and frequent monitoring of post surgery patient is a must since complications may arise at this point. It is the responsibility of the health care team to attend and to assess for any signs of complications always. In this way, such manifestations can immediately be reported to the doctor in charge and corresponding treatment will be applied.

The risk for infection and bleeding can be common complications most experienced by patients after the operation. Infection may occur if the dressing in the wound is not properly placed thereby allowing bacteria to penetrate in the site. Also, wound dehiscence or the separation of the suture in the incision can result to profuse bleeding.

With the current condition, these patients may be dependent of care to their primary care givers for a longer period. As they are hospitalized with a minimum of three to seven days depending on the severity of their status, it can be really hard to do any activity. Especially with the occurrence of pain, this makes it even harder for both the patient and the care giver.

There is a need for people to educated about the effects of various MD orthopedic surgeries especially the physical and psychological part. There are known complications and risks that plus, the emotional state of the patient may also affect the recovery process. Determining the support background and the self concept can be few ways to care effectively for him.




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