Is postoperative pleural effusion caused by anesthesia

summary

There are many factors leading to pleural effusion, many patients occurred after surgery, for the cause of concern. Let's take a look at the pleural effusion after the operation is caused by anesthesia.

Is postoperative pleural effusion caused by anesthesia

First of all: there is 3-15ml liquid in the pleural cavity of normal people, which plays a lubricating role in breathing movement, but the amount of pleural effusion is not fixed, pleural effusion is mostly caused by blood vessels, lymph reflux and other problems, which is not necessarily related to surgery.

Secondly, when the amount of effusion is less than 0.3 L, the symptoms are not obvious; if it is more than 0.5 L, the patient may feel chest tightness. When the doctor carries on the physical examination to the patient, will discover the local percussion to present the voiced sound, the breath sound reduces. When there is a large amount of effusion, the two layers of pleura are separated and no longer rub with breathing. The chest pain is gradually relieved, but the dyspnea will gradually aggravate. If the effusion increases further, the mediastinal organs will be compressed, and the patients will have obvious palpitations and dyspnea.

Finally: after the diagnosis has been confirmed, it should be treated according to different conditions.

matters needing attention

Strengthen physique, improve disease resistance. Actively participate in various appropriate physical exercises, such as Taijiquan, Taijijian, qigong, etc., in order to enhance the physique and improve the disease resistance. Patients should keep the living environment dry, do not eat cold food, to ensure the normal gastric function.