Exclusive minimal clear liquid diet for a week or even more, Pre Peri and post-op after Total knee or Total Hip replacement, etc Major Surgeries — reduces the infection rate to a minimum, and improves the success and outcome in all ways and means. Glucose and Electrolyte levels are Adequately Monitored and maintained with — Water, ORS, Limewater with Adequate salt and honey, coconut water, etc CLEAR LIQUIDS ONLY. This controls blood sugars efficiently, reduces body weight, improves ambulation, reduces the requirement for defecation, improves the feeling Of Well-being — and Decreases the chances of infection.
Reduced body weight, even only 5 kgs, boosts up the confidence and improves the mobility of the patient. It encourages the patient to continue the same diet and lose some more weight later. Most of the infections are resulting from contamination with urine and Faecal matter.…