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Is anesthesia required to remove fluid from lungs?
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Thoracentesis: Is one way to remove accumulated fluid from inside the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Local anesthesia, injected painlessly on the skin surface, is required to assure comfort during the procedure. If you are referring to fluid accumulation inside the lungs, as happens in heart failure, then drugs given systemically can "mobilize" fluid to be eliminated by the kidneys..
Answered 4/25/2019
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Perhaps: If you require a surgical procedure to remove fluid from your lungs, or keep fluid from recurring, you should talk to your doctor about what they recommend for pain control, sedation, and your comfort, and their ability to care for you.
Answered 7/25/2019
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