After lung puncture, if there are no complications or adverse reactions, rest for 1~2 days is sufficient, but if complications such as pneumothorax occur, rest for 1~2 weeks or even longer is required.
Lung puncture is performed by extracting pleural fluid through a puncture needle or by CT-guided pathologic biopsy. If no adverse reactions such as irritating cough, blood in sputum, and related complications such as pneumothorax occur after lung puncture is performed, 1~2 days of rest is sufficient for recovery.
However, if relevant complications and adverse reactions occur, symptomatic treatment is required. Such as cough symptomatic cough treatment, the use of hydrobromosol dextromethorphan and other drugs; pneumothorax to take oxygen, closed chest drainage, etc., symptomatic relief of the symptoms, it usually takes 1 ~ 2 weeks to gradually recover.
The specific time needs to be decided according to one’s own situation, and it is recommended to consult the attending doctor, subject to the doctor’s opinion.