Liver Removal Surgery (Partial Liver Resection): Hvornår du skal kontakte lægen

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• Severe abdominal pain with distension (hemorrhage or bile leak concern)
• Jaundice (yellowing of skin or eyes) deepening or newly appearing (liver failure or biliary obstruction)
• Confusion, drowsiness, or altered mental status (hepatic encephalopathy from liver failure)
• Fever above 38.5°C with abdominal pain (abscess, biliary sepsis, or infected bile collection)
• Drain output that becomes bloody (hemorrhage) or bile-stained with increasing volume (bile leak)
• Easy bruising or bleeding that is difficult to stop (coagulopathy)
• Sudden shortness of breath or chest pain (PE concern)
• New unilateral leg swelling (DVT concern)
• Loss of consciousness
• New or worsening jaundice after initial improvement
• Persistent fever above 38°C
• Increasing drain output or change in drain character
• New or worsening wound redness or drainage
• Persistent nausea or inability to maintain adequate oral intake
• Unusual bruising or prolonged bleeding from minor cuts
• Weight gain with abdominal swelling (possible ascites)
• Dark urine or pale stools (biliary obstruction signs)
• Increasing abdominal pain after initial improvement

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• Navnet på din operation (Liver Removal Surgery (Partial Liver Resection)) og datoen for din operation
• Din aktuelle temperatur
• Smerteniveau (0–10) og hvor det er
• Al medicin du har taget de seneste 24 timer
• En beskrivelse af såret (rødme, væske, åbning)