Step-6
OT –
- Proper handling of the waste
- All the instruments to be autoclaved
- OT to be fumigated
Post-op concerns:
- Patient should be advised for early ambulation
- SPO2 and TPR charting daily
- Resumption of step wise diet after 24 hrs
- Plenty of oral fluids and adequate hydration
- Vitamin c and zinc supplements
- Breast feeding is not contraindicated, but as such a new born is kept
in NICU for monitoring, as there is risk of transmitting infection
while handling during breastfeeding
- Suture removal as per protocol
- Swab for the newborn advised
- If asymptomatic, then swab could be repeated on 10 th day/ or
discharged with advise of home isolation for another 14 days.