Post-operative cold war: common after anaesthesia and response
The post-op feeling of coolness, which you have ever heard of, is that we may have a lot of problems after anaesthesia, and other post-operative cold wars, but there are a lot of people who are very scared and don’t know how to face it, so let’s lift the veil together and let’s make the recovery journey more comfortable.
It’s cool.
It’s cold after surgery.
As we complete the operation, especially as we wake up from the mist of anaesthesia, some of the patients feel a chilling feeling of slight tremors and tremors in their body. This sense of autonomy, as if the body were saying, “I feel a little cool.” Although it may be disturbing, please relax, which is one of the physical reactions common after anaesthesia.
Searching for the source of post-operative cooling.
The emergence of post-operative cooling is the result of a combination of multiple factors. First, the effects of narcotic drugs, like a “temperature regulator”, make us more vulnerable to the loss of warmth in the lower temperatures of the operating room. Moreover, cooling liquids imported during the operation, as cold as the winter wind, took part of the temperature. Added to the loss of blood and body fluids that may be caused by the operation itself, the loss of heat and energy in the body is accompanied by a feeling of cooling.
The effect of post-operative coolness: small, but not insignificant challenges
Increased physical and mental discomfort and post-operative cooling not only brings a direct chill to the body, but also a psychological burden that affects our overall recovery experience. Potential health concerns increased muscle activity when the body shivered with a cold feeling, leading to an increase in oxygen consumption. This is undoubtedly an additional challenge to the heart for patients with a weak CPR, and may even induce adverse reactions such as cardiac disorders. In addition, a feeling of coolness may increase the sensitivity and pain of the wound and prolong the recovery timeline.
Warm strategy: coolness after scientific response, steady body temperature, and protection of warmth
Physical heating: When you return to the ward, you will be able to express your cooling feelings to the medical staff in a timely manner. They may provide you with warm blankets, activate the heater, ensure that the temperature and humidity of the room are appropriate, and generally recommend that room temperature be maintained at around 25°C and humidity be controlled at 40 to 60%, thereby reducing the loss of body temperature.
Liquid warming: In the case of liquids and blood products to be imported, medical personnel are careful to heat up to ensure that they do not become “temperators” when entering the body.
(b) Double-supplemented feeding of energy and heat: with the permission of a doctor, try to drink hot sugar or choose sugary foods that give life to the body and help to alleviate cooling.
Water intelligence supplement: Keep adequate water intake, but remember to avoid cold drinking and choose warm water or hot soup to bring warm comfort to the body.
Psychiatry and emotionalization are positive: maintaining optimism is an important enabler on the road to recovery. Trust in the professionalism and care of health-care providers, who are always your strongest backers.
The family warms: the company and support of the family, like the spring and the sun, can dispel the cold of the heart. You can share your feelings with your family and let love and warmth flow among you.
Timely communication and medical surveillance of symptoms: Keep a close eye on the delicate changes in the body, and if the cooling feeling continues to increase or is accompanied by other discomfort (e.g. heart attack, breast discomfort, etc.), please immediately report to the doctor and seek help.
(c) Medically prescribed treatment: under the guidance of a doctor, the appropriate use of drugs for targeted treatment. For example, abating anxiety through sedatives, or abetted symptoms such as cooling.
While post-operative cooling is a common phenomenon after anaesthesia, we are well positioned to minimize its discomfort and risk through our scientific and thoughtful response. As a patient, you need to work actively with the health-care staff to keep your optimism up, while doing your own work of heating and power supplementing.
