Must pleural effusion be punctured

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In June this year, spontaneous pneumothorax recurred on the left side of my body, and I went to the hospital for thoracoscopic surgery. After the operation, the body recovered well, but last week when I lay down, I felt the sound of water in my chest, but the symptoms will be relieved after I wake up. According to B ultrasound, the doctor observed that the amount is very small, to observe for two weeks, if the pleural effusion after two weeks to reduce or unchanged, do not care, more words to puncture. Can I puncture my condition? I checked on the Internet and said that spontaneous pneumothorax can't be punctured. Let's take a look at the following.

Must pleural effusion be punctured

First, pleural effusion is caused by excessive fluid on the surface of the pleural stroma, resulting in leakage or exudation and accumulation in the pleural cavity. Pleural effusion is not a disease, but a consequence of systemic disease or pleural disease. Its specific symptoms include pleural chest pain and shortness of breath.

Second: Intrathoracic infection is also a very serious and common complication, which usually occurs in patients with multiple thoracentesis. Once this happens, patients must use antibacterial drugs all over the body, and do a good job in local nursing of the chest.

Third: pleural effusion is a sequelae of surgery, not to say that self issued pneumothorax can not be punctured, but puncture is easy to cause pneumothorax, which is a kind of surgical error. Nowadays, thoracentesis is not a major operation, so there is no need to worry, but thoracentesis can only solve the temporary problem, to completely cure, or need Chinese medicine conditioning.

matters needing attention

Pleural effusion with or without symptoms, if not for necessary examination, may not be treated. When there is a lot of effusion, which affects respiratory dynamics and even threatens life, pleural puncture can help to control symptoms before other effective treatment is found.