Orthopedic wards often encounter patients with osteomyelitis who are hospitalized repeatedly. Medical staff often take care of patients with osteomyelitis for a long time and find that the course of the disease progresses slowly. Patients are suffering physically and mentally, especially patients are the source of income at home. If people know more about osteomyelitis, prevention is better than cure.
Osteomyelitis often occurs in immunocompromised people, such as diabetes and liver and kidney diseases.
Lu Yuxian, practical nurse of Taoyuan Hospital of Fuwei Department, said that osteomyelitis is caused by bacterial infection of bones, which mostly occurs in patients with decreased immunity such as diabetes, wound infection after orthopedic surgery, smoking, drinking, eat areca, AIDS, liver and kidney diseases, malignant tumors and children.
Any strain that causes bacteremia may cause osteomyelitis, which may lead to bone pain and fever during the attack. If there is a wound, it will be red, swollen, hot, painful and suppurative. Antibiotics can be used in the early stage, and surgery is needed in the later stage, and it is not easy to cure, and severe cases may even be amputated. In order to promote the healing of infected ischemic wounds, we can discuss with doctors whether to use hyperbaric oxygen to promote vascular proliferation.
Wound care should be kept clean, dry, bathed and replaced immediately.
Lu Yuxian practical nurse said that the best prevention method is to keep clean. If there is a wound, it should be thoroughly disinfected and changed in the right way. Keep the suture wound dry after operation. Don't touch the wound directly with your hands. Don't take a bath and wash the wound directly. If it gets wet accidentally, replace it immediately.
Daily life should be a balanced diet, normal work and rest, wearing masks in public places, and avoiding smoking and second-hand smoke. Develop exercise habits, avoid overwork and staying up late, and increase immunity. If related symptoms are found, the earlier the treatment, the better the effect. Never use folk remedies. If you have diabetes and high blood pressure at the same time, you must control it. The treatment of osteomyelitis is a long road, and patients and doctors can work together to successfully treat it. (Article authorized to provide/Youhuo Health Network)
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