If the air is still leaking after 5 days of pneumothorax drainage, thoracoscopic surgery or open heart surgery needs to be considered.
In most cases, the drain can be removed after 2-3 days of closed chest drainage and no further recurrence after the lung is reopened and the drain is clamped shut.
At present, if the air is still leaking after 5 days, the lung blisters or lung breakage may be more serious, and the closed chest drainage can not achieve good therapeutic effect, you can choose thoracoscopic surgery, which is a less traumatic treatment and quicker recovery.
If you do not have the conditions of thoracoscopic surgery, you can also choose open thoracic surgery, due to this operation is more traumatic, is rarely used in the treatment of pneumothorax.
If the pneumothorax is still leaking after 5 days of drainage, further surgical treatment should be considered, and the attending doctor can be consulted in detail.