Postoperative Patient Management
CHAPTER OUTLINE
CONTROL OF POSTOPERATIVE BLEEDING
CONTROL OF POSTOPERATIVE PAIN AND DISCOMFORT
Diet
Oral Hygiene
Edema
Control of Infection
Trismus
Ecchymosis
POSTOPERATIVE FOLLOW-UP VISIT
OPERATIVE NOTE FOR THE RECORDS
Once the surgical procedure has been completed, patients should be given proper instructions on how to care for themselves for the remainder of
the day of surgery and for a few days afterward. If