The treatment for hydrothorax is to treat the cause. Common diseases that cause hydrothorax include lung cancer, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, constrictive pericarditis, and so on. Clinically, there is no fastest way to treat hydrothorax, and the suitable method is the best.
1. Lung cancer: the hydrothorax caused by lung cancer is called malignant hydrothorax, if the tumor can be surgically removed, the hydrothorax will be reduced slowly. Generally, malignant hydrothorax is often indicative of advanced stage of the tumor, which can be treated with radiotherapy and chemotherapy drugs, such as the hydrothorax is more, which affects the respiration obviously, and it can be relieved by pumping water.
2. Pneumonia: Pneumonia caused by pleural fluid is exudative pleural fluid, need to actively treat pneumonia, can follow the doctor’s instructions to take targeted antibiotic therapy, such as cephalosporins, penicillins.
3. Congestive heart failure: pleural effusion caused by obstruction or rupture of the chest tube due to a large amount of celiac fluid in the chest tube. It can be treated with oral diuretics such as furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide as prescribed by the doctor.
4. Constrictive pericarditis: As the thickened pericardium will compress the heart, resulting in limited diastole, elevated right atrial pressure and terminal diastolic pressure of the left and right ventricles, vena cava return will be blocked. In advanced stages it can cause right ventricular insufficiency, which can lead to pleural effusion. Diuretic treatment can be performed by oral medications such as bumetanide and spironolactone as prescribed by the doctor.
The presence of pleural fluid should be promptly consulted, and the cause of the disease should be clarified and promptly treated under the guidance of the doctor.