Pneumothorax five percent long term non-absorption should be treated accordingly to the cause of the pneumothorax. There are many common causes of pneumothorax, including chest injuries, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pulmonary alveoli. Commonly used treatments include general treatment, drug treatment and surgical treatment.
1. Chest injury: when chest injury is accompanied by rib fracture, the broken end can cause pneumothorax by puncturing the lung, if a small amount of pneumothorax is not absorbed for a long time, pleural cavity puncture or closed chest drainage can be done. Meanwhile, antibiotics such as cefuroxime sodium should be used to prevent infection.
2. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): quit smoking, avoid inhaling irritating gases and inhale oxygen. Commonly used drugs are antibiotics such as penicillin, ceftriaxone sodium, etc., bronchodilators such as salbutamol, terbutaline and so on. A small amount of pneumothorax long-term non-absorption can also do thoracentesis aspiration or closed chest drainage.
3. Pulmonary alveolus: Avoid violent coughing, surgery may be the only effective method, such as lung wedge resection.
Pneumothorax five percent not absorbed for a long time may have other causes such as pneumonia. It is recommended to go to the hospital in time to clarify the cause of the disease, standardized treatment under the guidance of the doctor, and regular review. The above drugs should be used reasonably under the guidance of the doctor, avoid self-medication.