Open Colon Removal Surgery: Hvornår du skal kontakte lægen

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• Severe sudden abdominal pain different from expected post-operative discomfort
• Persistent vomiting with abdominal distension (concern for obstruction or anastomotic leak)
• Fever above 38.5°C with new or worsening abdominal pain (anastomotic leak concern)
• Heavy wound bleeding or sudden wound dehiscence
• Bloody emesis, significant blood in stool, or dark tarry stools (anastomotic bleeding)
• Sudden shortness of breath or chest pain (pulmonary embolism concern)
• New unilateral leg swelling with calf pain (DVT concern)
• Loss of consciousness
• No output from ostomy for more than 12 hours with abdominal distension (if applicable)
• Profuse watery ostomy output causing dehydration symptoms (if applicable)
• Fever above 38.5°C after post-operative day 3
• Persistent low-grade fever (37.5-38.5°C) for more than 48 hours
• New or worsening wound redness, warmth, or drainage
• Inability to pass gas or have a bowel movement by post-operative day 4-5
• Persistent abdominal distension or bloating not improving
• Increasing rather than decreasing pain after expected peak (days 3-5)
• Inability to tolerate oral fluids for more than 24 hours after expected resumption
• New or worsening diarrhea (concern for C. difficile after perioperative antibiotics)
• Concerning drain output: color change, increasing volume, blood (if drains present)
• New peri-incisional redness spreading beyond 2 cm from incision

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• Navnet på din operation (Open Colon Removal Surgery) 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)