Post-operative care is essential to check whether patients are recovering smoothly without complications and whether the treatment was appropriate or not. However, in Cambodia, once patients are discharged from the hospital, they do not usually return to the hospital for the health check-up, even if doctors ask them to do so. Patients of Kratie Provincial Hospital (KPH) are no exception . FIDR has been supporting nurses of KPH visiting houses of patients who were discharged from the hospital for post-operative care.

On October 21, 2020, FIDR staffs visited a 3-year-old boy in Banley village, Kratie Province with Mr. Ketty, the nurse of KPH who had taken care of the boy since he was admitted to the hospital. The boy was hospitalized at the end of March 2020 for one month due to burns on both legs. Before he visited KPH, his mother and her neighbors had not known how to treat the burns. Therefore, his mother applied "toothpaste" to his burned legs at home and had the burns disinfected at an acquaintance's clinic. After four days, he visited KPH with his wound worsened.

It seemed that after discharging from the hospital, the boy had no concerns about complications or abnormal movement disorder. However, a part of the burns became red-black keloid scar. If this scar expands, there would be a concern of causing dysfunction of the body that needs further surgical operation. Therefore, Mr Ketty advised the mother to observe her son carefully.

The mother seemed relieved to hear that the post-operative process of her son was going well. It was also the first time for Mr. Ketty to visit a patient's home to check the patient's recovery condition after discharging from the hospital, and he could reaffirm the importance of post-operative care. He shared his phone numbers to the mother, so that the mother could contact to get his advice when she has any concerns. The mother deeply appreciated Mr. Ketty and said, "Thanks to Mr. Ketty, my anxiety has eased."