Question
After 22 days of rigorous treatment for a child’s brain hemorrhage following a fall, the child had a neck fracture in the cervical spine and an olecranon fracture, requiring surgery under general anesthesia. The child bit their tongue during the two-hour anesthesia. The treatment is now normal. Now, during the afternoon nap, the child’s hair is drenched in sweat, but there is little sweat on the body. Does this symptom affect the healing of the brain hemorrhage, and could there be any issues with the anesthesia?
Answer
This situation is not necessarily related to the anesthesia. Consider factors such as head and brain trauma, skin breakage, etc., which may not affect the intracranial hemorrhage. It is advisable to observe carefully and have regular follow-up CT scans of the brain, while also monitoring heart rate to ensure a complete recovery. Pay attention to preventive measures against infection. Is it necessary to fill the incision site with enough gauze? This could also effectively prevent complications. It is suggested that sweating is a way of metabolism, and since the patient is confined to bed and cannot urinate confidently, sweating is the only way for metabolism to occur. Generally, this will not affect the healing of the brain hemorrhage.