Sequelae of right lower lobe lung resection

The following sequelae may occur after right lower lobe lung resection: i. Pulmonary atelectasis, the usual symptoms of pulmonary atelectasis in the middle lobe of the right lung and upper lobe of the right lung, is due to the inability of the patient to cough after the surgery and the inability to discharge small clots as well as secretions in the bronchi smoothly, so it leads to bronchial blockage. Patients may experience breath-holding and shortness of breath, and local breath sounds on auscultation of the lungs may be found to be diminished or even absent. Second, hemothorax, hemothorax is usually caused by blood leakage and bleeding from the pleural adhesions disconnected, the patient will have symptoms of dyspnea, and the X-ray can observe a larger piece of hyperdense shadow at the affected side. Postoperative patients should have a light diet, if the elderly patients diet must be adequate nutrition, you can eat some dairy products, lean meat, etc., but can not drink chicken soup.