Nursing Care Plan for Appendicitis Post Operative
Nursing Care Plan for Appendicitis Post Operative Definition of Appendicitis a. Appendicitis is a minor surgical diseases most often occur. Although appendicitis can occur at any age, but most often in young adults. Before the antibiotic era, the high mortality of this disease (Sylvia A. Price, 1994). b. Acute appendicitis is the inflammation spreads to the surface of the parietal peritoneum the pain persists, more powerful and gain weight when moving. (Barbara C. Long, 1996) c. Acute appendicitis is the most common cause of acute inflammation in the lower right quadrant abdominal cavity, the most common cause for emergency abdominal surgery (Brunner and Suddarth, 2001). Clinical Manifestations of Appendicitis a. The main complaint of appendicitis: pain. Abdominal pain lasting more than 6 hours must be taken into consideration. The pain is caused by the blockage of the appendix and its the same as the pain caused by intestinal obstruction. At first intermittent pain such as colic, beca...