What to do if there is pleural effusion after surgery

Nowadays, many diseases need to be treated through surgery. Surgery can cure diseases but there will be some side effects. Post-operative care must be done well, otherwise there may be bad sequelae. Some people will experience pleural effusion after surgery. This situation still needs attention. If any abnormality is found, you should inform the doctor in time. The effusion can only be eliminated after the cause is found.

After the operation, if fluid accumulates in the patient's chest cavity, the cause of the pleural effusion must be found out as soon as possible. So, what is the cause of postoperative pleural effusion?

What causes pleural effusion after surgery?

In a normal person, there is 3 to 15 ml of fluid in the pleural cavity, which acts as a lubricant during breathing, but the amount of fluid in the pleural cavity is not fixed. Pleural effusion is mostly caused by problems with blood vessels, lymphatic return, etc. It is more common after thoracic and abdominal surgery. It may also occur due to hypoproteinemia caused by tumors, malignant transformation or metastasis of tumors, etc. Treatment of the cause of pleural effusion is very important. The transudate can be absorbed after the cause is corrected. Common causes of exudative pleurisy are tuberculosis, malignant tumors and pneumonia.

What to do with pleural effusion after surgery?

1. Introduction: Through TCM dialectical treatment, blood circulation and blood stasis can be promoted. Guide the excess fluid retained in the body into the body's excretion system, and leave the essential nutrients in the fluid, such as protein, vitamins, etc.

2. Dredging: Dredging the body's excretion system, ensuring smooth bowel movements, allowing the accumulated water to be excreted from the body as quickly as possible through the body's excretion system, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling, eliminating clinical symptoms, and increasing the patient's confidence in overcoming the disease;

3. Support: Apply the principle of traditional Chinese medicine to support the body and eliminate evil, resolve phlegm and resolve nodules, harmonize yin and yang, adjust the body's internal organs to a normal balance, and improve the body's immune capacity;

4. Block: Strengthen the body, invigorate Qi and nourish Yin, tonify the kidney and strengthen the spleen. Eliminate the potential factors that cause water accumulation, prevent further formation of water accumulation, enable the body to reach normal dynamic balance, and restore to a healthy state.