Smoking before the operation?
Do you have an operation ahead of you but cannot stop smoking for a short time? You should at least limit it. A few tips on what to consider before the operation.
What you need:
- discipline
Limit smoking before surgery
- An operation is always associated with risks. The anesthesia alone carries some risks.
- This is why it is important to listen to the surgeon for a few things to consider. Especially that smoking in front of a OP can be dangerous.
- During an operation, the consciousness is completely switched off. Since the muscles are no longer receptive and the circulation is reduced to a minimum, breathing decreases. The drive is no longer given. In this case you will be given artificial respiration.
- Nicotine in particular can therefore be harmful before the operation. The stomach acid production is stimulated by smoking. It will then appear to the stomach that you are no longer empty. Even if you have not had anything to drink or eat, smoking will fill your stomach.
- The problem is that you can feel very bad after the operation. nausea, Vomiting and Circulatory problems are not uncommon.
- The anesthetist has probably already spoken to you. You should not smoke, eat or drink for at least six hours before the operation.
- Talk to the anesthetist about it if you do Medication to take. Then only take the medication that the doctor allows.
- Also, don't eat fruit or sweets. All kinds of drinks and of course chewing gum are taboo. This is very important so that there are no complications, for example when breathing after anesthesia.
- Remove all jewelry, including piercings, before the operation. The braces have to get out, and so do they contact lenses.
- Take off your makeup. Nobody looks at you that closely during the operation. The surgeons concentrate on other things.
- Remove the nail polish. This is important so that the nurses and doctors can see directly whether the nail is discolored, for example due to a lack of oxygen.
- If you still smoke, eat or drink before the operation, nausea and vomiting often occur. When you then slowly wake up again from the anesthetic, protective reflexes that were previously suppressed are also gradually awakened.
- If you feel sick during this phase and have to vomit, the vomit can enter the lungs because not all protective reflexes are in motion.
- When this happens, experts call it aspiration. However, this happens very rarely, as special attention is paid to the fact that the patient is sober during scheduled operations. Aspiration can lead to pneumonia or even serious damage to the lungs.
- You may not have eaten or drunk in a long time, and as soon as you smoke a cigarette, there may be an increased build-up of gastric secretions. This also increases the risk of aspiration, so that smoking can make you feel very bad after the operation.
- Try not to smoke, eat or drink for at least six hours before the operation. Depending on the type of operation, the waiting period can be even longer. Therefore, listen to your doctor for the sake of your health.
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