Wound Vacuum Therapy: Hvornår du skal kontakte lægen
Ring 112 med det samme ved brystsmerter i hvile, svær åndenød, besvimelse, tegn på slagtilfælde (hængende mundvig, svaghed i armen, sløret tale), blødning der ikke kan stoppes, eller tanker om at gøre skade på dig selv. Vent ikke til inden for åbningstid.
Kontakt dit kirurgiske team inden for få timer
- Bright red or arterial blood in the canister or tubing (hemorrhage concern)
- Sudden large increase in bloody output
- Fever above 38.5C with new foul-smelling drainage or worsening wound pain
- Loss of suction for more than 2 hours despite troubleshooting
- Wound edges turning black or dusky (concern for tissue necrosis)
- Sudden severe pain at the wound site not relieved by prescribed medications
- Signs of sepsis: confusion, rapid heart rate, chills, low blood pressure
- Skin breakdown or deep tissue damage from drape adhesive
- Persistent foul odor from the wound despite dressing change
- Increasing redness or warmth of skin surrounding the wound (cellulitis)
- Wound appears larger or deeper at dressing change
- Persistent low-grade fever (37.5-38.5C) for more than 48 hours
- Difficulty maintaining seal despite multiple attempts
- Canister filling faster than expected (more than one canister per day without explanation)
- New or increasing pain at the wound that differs from usual dressing-change discomfort
- Patient unable to tolerate dressing changes despite premedication
Hav dine oplysninger klar, når du ringer
- Navnet på din operation (Wound Vacuum Therapy) 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)