The Concept of Post Operative Care in Ayurveda and Its Relevance in The Present Era

Abstract

The Sushruta Samhita, the most important literature on surgery, contains references to both the basic and applied ideas of Shalyatantra by Acharya Sushruta. The majority of the world is still ignorant of Acharya Sushruta's fundamental contribution to the science of surgery. There aren't many publications that have made an attempt to highlight his contribution to the growth of surgical practise in many fields. Post-operative care was given prominence by Acharya Sushruta along with the fundamentals of surgery. It is important to understand the contribution of Sushruta in the development and documentation of basic knowledge of post-operative care in ancient surgical practice. If one goes through the details in Morden surgery, he will defiantly find very much similarity between basic concepts of post-operative care of a surgical patient given in Ayurveda explained in Shushrut Samhita and Morden surgical textbooks.  Methods: A real attempt is made to comprehend the applicable elements of ancient concepts of postoperative care and their validity in the present surgical period with the aid of classical literature and their commentaries, as well as modern medicine materials found online and offline.  Results: In Vranitopasniya Adhyaya, Acharya Sushruta has quoted Essential principles of post-operative care in details within 39 verses. Starting from the infrastructure of the ward for the wounded (Vranitagar) to self-care and its importance in general, the concept of fumigation of the ward to avoid nosocomial infections are summarized in Vranitopasniya Adhyaya as primary knowledge. Classical along with modern concepts of post-operative care are described briefly in this article. Conclusion: Since the ado, it has been required to have a basic understanding of post-operative care. This essay aims to inform readers worldwide about Acharya Sushruta's seminal record on the fundamental principles of post-operative care for surgical patients and its fundamental role in the development of contemporary surgery.