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Video content is professionally consulted by MSc, BS. Vu Van Quan, Department of General Surgery & Anesthesia - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital
Colon tumor surgery in particular and surgery in general bring both psychological and physical stress to the patient. In addition to worries and insecurities about their own disease and the results of surgery for malignant or benign colon tumors, the patient's primary concern is pain and pain relief during surgery. Therefore, to help patients accept and gently overcome this challenge, it is necessary to provide them with what they need to know about pain and pain relief after colon cancer surgery.
Pain after colon tumor surgery is considered acute pain that the patient feels as soon as the effect of the anesthetic or anesthetic used in surgery is over. It is a combination of sensory, emotional, and mental discomfort associated with automatic, endocrine and metabolic, psychological and behavioral responses to surgical injury.
Feeling pain after colon tumor surgery is always one of the worries of any patient. Today, with the development of modern medicine, there are many effective methods to help reduce pain during surgery and postoperative pain to help patients reduce pain and recover faster.
ERAS are methods of patient care before, during and after surgery with the participation of many specialties in the hospital to help patients recover soon after surgery for colon tumors. The goal of ERAS is to provide comprehensive patient care during the surgical period to reduce hospital stay, improve treatment quality and reduce costs; reduce patient complications. ERAS helps to reduce the time of care by 30%, reducing complications after surgery by 50%.
Postoperative pain relief method has been applied to patients with colon malignancy to help:
Patients are consulted for care before, during and after surgery, bringing good results Minimizing cardiovascular, neurological and vascular complications After surgery The recovery time is only 3 - 5 days compared to the normal colon tumor surgery 8 - 10 days.
