How to treat right-sided pneumothorax

When right-sided pneumothorax occurs, first of all, we should take the patient to the hospital for chest plain film and lateral film examination to observe the degree of pneumothorax. If the amount of pneumothorax is relatively small, the compression of the lung is less than 20%, and the patient has no obvious symptoms, absolute bed rest is sufficient, often for more than 1 month. If there are symptoms of cough, cough medicine can be given according to the symptoms of cough. If the pain is unbearable, pain medication can be given to treat it. If the amount of pneumothorax is relatively large and the compression of the lung is more than 20%, the patient will often have symptoms of shortness of breath, breath-holding, and difficulty in breathing, and should quickly undergo pulmonary suction treatment, closed chest drainage, and closed chest drainage is often used to treat tension pneumothorax. If the degree of pneumothorax is more severe or if there is a traumatic cause that leads to persistent air leakage and persistent aggravation of tension pneumothorax, surgical treatment is required.