Table 1.

Summary of the postoperative care protocol designed and applied during the first week after surgery. Abbreviations: IV, intravenous; SC, subcutaneous.

Week 1
Postoperative care	Day 0	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
	Surgery	Heat with infrared light	Heat with infrared light	Heat with infrared light
		Fluid Therapy (IV)	Fluid Therapy (IV)	Fluid Therapy (IV)
		Analgesic treatment (SC) 0.03 mg/Kg/6 h	Analgesic treatment (SC) 0.03 mg/Kg/6 h	Analgesic treatment (SC) 0.03 mg/Kg/6 h
		Anti-inflammatory treatment (SC) 0.2 mg/Kg/24 h	Anti-inflammatory treatment (SC) 0.2 mg/Kg/24 h	Anti-inflammatory treatment (SC) 0.2 mg/Kg/24 h
		Antibiotic treatment (SC) 10 mg/Kg/24 h	Antibiotic treatment (SC) 10 mg/Kg/24 h	Antibiotic treatment (SC) 10 mg/Kg/24 h
		Control of digestive functionality	Control of digestive functionality	Control of digestive functionality
		General physical examination	General physical examination	General physical examination
	Day 4	Day 5	Day 6	Day 7
	Heat with infrared light	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-
	Analgesic treatment: osmotic pump: 0.03 mg/Kg rate of 10 µL/h	Analgesic treatment: osmotic pump: 0.03 mg/Kg rate of 10 µL/h	Analgesic treatment: osmotic pump: 0.03 mg/Kg rate of 10 µL/h	Analgesic treatment: osmotic pump: 0.03 mg/Kg rate of 10 µL/h
	Anti-inflammatory treatment (SC) 0.2 mg/Kg/24 h	Anti-inflammatory treatment (SC) 0.2 mg/Kg/24 h	Anti-inflammatory treatment (SC) 0.2 mg/Kg/24 h	Anti-inflammatory treatment (SC) 0.2 mg/Kg/24 h
	Antibiotic treatment (SC) 10 mg/Kg/24 h	Antibiotic treatment (SC) 10 mg/Kg/24 h	Antibiotic treatment (SC) 10 mg/Kg/24 h	Antibiotic treatment (SC) 10 mg/Kg/24 h
	Control of digestive functionality	Control of digestive functionality	Control of digestive functionality	Control of digestive functionality
	General physical examination	General physical examination	General physical examination	General physical examination