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What kind of anesthesia is used for removing fluid from the lungs?
I will get fluid removed from my lungs. What kind of anesthesia is used for removing fluid from the lungs?
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The anesthesia can arrange from local injection at the site to sedation through your veins.
Normally you only need a little local anesthetic right where they are going to put the tube that drains the fluid.
If you have a pleural effusion that needs to be drained, a local anesthetic to the skin in your chest nearest to the effusion will be administered before a needle is inserted to drain the fluid.
Local anesthetic infiltration.
Local anesthesia
To remove fluid from actually around the lung rather than the lungs per se a generally thin needle is utilized. A local anesthetic is injected 1st to numb the skin, underlying soft tissues and the lung lining layer prior to inserting the larger needle to actually remove the fluid.