Coughing after thoracoscopic surgery may be caused by respiratory tract inflammation, postoperative reaction, etc., which can usually be treated with medication under doctor’s guidance. 1. Respiratory tract infection: usually caused by poor immunity of the patient, postoperative infection and other reasons, usually fever, headache, loss of appetite, cough, coughing up pus and sputum and other symptoms, can be under the guidance of the doctor to use sensitive antibiotics, such as cefdinir, etc., and when the coughing symptom is serious, you can take drugs such as cotrimoxazole. 2. Post-operative reaction: surgery is usually a part of the lung tissue and bronchial tubes are removed, postoperative pressure changes in the chest cavity, resulting in coughing, mostly irritating dry cough, most of the patients as the body recovers the cough will slowly ease. Patients in daily life to strengthen the appropriate exercise, improve their own immunity, will help the body to recover. Coughing after thoracoscopic surgery, it is recommended that patients seek medical treatment in a timely manner in order to avoid delaying the condition.