How to care for baby's leg swelling and bone cancer

Bone cancer is very scary for each of us. It can not only deprive the patient of the ability to move, but also lead to death if it is serious. It is very difficult to treat. If it is not treated well for a long time, it will cause complications. So, how to care for a baby with leg swelling caused by bone cancer? The following experts will introduce the daily care of bone cancer patients.

1. Respiratory system care: Instruct patients to take deep breaths and cough effectively to keep the airways open and prevent aspiration pneumonia.

2. Care of indwelling urinary catheter: disinfect the urethral opening with iodine twice a day, and wash the bladder twice with 1000ml of Shengli saline plus 80,000U of Qingda. If the drainage fluid is turbid, increase the number of washes until the drainage fluid is clear. Change the drainage bag once a day.

3. Skin care: Those who are thin or paralyzed should turn over every 2 hours using an air mattress or sponge bed, and massage the pressure areas with safflower alcohol. Keep the sheets clean and dry to prevent bedsores.

4. Functional exercise: guide patients to do active movements of their limbs, assist patients to do passive movements of their limbs, such as raising the lower limbs, flexing and extending the knee joints, elbow joints, and toe joints, and massaging the muscles to prevent joint stiffness and muscle atrophy.

The above is how to prevent complications of bone cancer. I hope that the families of all patients can provide correct and effective care for bone cancer patients who have been bedridden for a long time according to the above care methods to avoid the occurrence of bone cancer complications, which will worsen the condition and cause very serious consequences.