Complications after thymoma surgery?

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Thymoma is one of the mediastinal tumors, and it is also a common malignant tumor disease in clinic. After the occurrence of this disease, patients will have chest pain and chest tightness symptoms. If it is serious, it will also have a certain impact on the normal breathing of patients. Therefore, it should be treated by surgery in time. What are the complications after thymoma surgery? Let's talk about it

Complications after thymoma surgery?

Asphyxia, because thymoma patients need to use anesthetics during the operation, we should pay special attention to the observation and nursing of respiratory muscle weakness and pharyngeal muscle after the operation. When the symptom of pharyngeal muscle weakness is Chen Xuan, the secretion of the pharynx and larynx will increase. At this time, we should timely suck out the secretion of the pharynx and larynx, In order to avoid the risk of suffocation after inhalation of respiratory tract.

Dyspnea, because after thymectomy, it is necessary to place a closed thoracic drainage tube. At this time, we should not only observe the nature and quantity of the drainage fluid, but also pay special attention to whether the pleura on both sides is ruptured, because it is very easy to lead to the phenomenon of asymmetry of respiratory sounds in both lungs, Once this phenomenon occurs, it will be secondary to pneumothorax and pleural effusion, which will also lead to complications of dyspnea.

Cholinergic crisis, which is mainly caused by the excessive injection of neostigmine. After this symptom appears, if you continue to inject neostigmine, the patient's symptoms will not improve, but will be more serious, only after stopping the drug can the symptoms be relieved. Some patients will suddenly appear a large number of thin sputum increase, this time should be timely line endotracheal intubation ventilator assisted breathing, and should also stop all anticholinesterase drugs, so that the crisis can be gradually alleviated.

matters needing attention

If the treatment of thymoma is carried out in a certain way, it can prolong the life of patients, but sometimes for this disease, patients can do a good job in understanding the nature of life from different angles. Of course, it is best to keep a positive attitude. In addition, patients also need to pay attention to the fact that whether surgery or chemotherapy is used, they need to have a healthy mood.