Anticipatory nursing for preventing postoperative agitation: a case study of adult general anesthesia abdominal surgery

Postoperative restlessness after abdominal surgery under general anesthesia in adults is a common and highly concerning complication in clinical practice, with an incidence rate of approximately 10% to 30%. It not only leads to adverse events such as wound depicture, tube detachment, and bed fall in patients, but also prolongs hospital stays and increases medical burdens. This article takes an adult patient who underwent abdominal surgery under general anaesthesia as the research object, records his basic diagnosis and treatment information in detail, and systematically implements predictive nursing measures throughout the entire cycle before, during, and after the operation. By observing the occurrence of postoperative restlessness, recovery indicators, and the incidence of adverse events of the patient, the nursing effect is evaluated. The results showed that the patient did not experience obvious restlessness after the operation, the recovery process was smooth, all indicators were better than the average clinical level, and satisfaction with nursing was relatively high. This study confirmed that predictive nursing can effectively reduce the risk of postoperative restlessness in adult patients undergoing general anaesthesia abdominal surgery, optimize the postoperative recovery effect, and provide a reference for clinical nursing practice.