The sequelae of total lung resection may be many, including respiratory dysfunction, restrictive ventilation dysfunction, and may also lead to circulatory dysfunction.
1. Respiratory dysfunction: When one side of the lung is removed, the area of the lung available for gas exchange will be significantly reduced, which will lead to respiratory dysfunction, and in severe cases, long-term oxygen therapy will be required.
2. Restrictive ventilatory dysfunction: When one side of the lung is removed, the local thorax collapses, which also leads to scoliosis, thus causing restrictive ventilatory dysfunction. However, the resection of the lung on the diseased side will lead to compensatory hyperinflation of the opposite lung, causing compensatory emphysema and aggravating restrictive ventilatory dysfunction.
3. Circulatory disorders: The resection of the diseased lung will lead to filling of the chest cavity. If the filling is not adequate, it may lead to scoliosis and severe sternal collapse, thus affecting the movement of the heart’s large blood vessels and causing circulatory dysfunction.
Therefore, there are many sequelae of total lung resection, and total resection on one side should be avoided as much as possible. If total lung resection is necessary, postoperative rehabilitation exercises should be done under the guidance of the doctor in order to facilitate clinical recovery.