Is it dangerous after liver surgery to have fluid in your lungs?!?!?!?

It's not a good thing to have fluid in the lungs, but not all that surprising after a major surgery for an elderly person. It's a risk with anyone after a surgery since the person is not able to move around, sit up, and be active and the fluid can accumulate causing pneumonia or it could even be congestive heart failure in someone elderly since they are aging and circulation is poor sometimes.

He may need what is called a thoracentesis which is when they drain off fluid in that area that has accumulated to help the person breathe better and hopefully pull them out of this crisis. I had one done when I had pneumonia that just would not get better. It did help and I did get better. I have never really seen it done in a doctors office since they usually do it with what is called a guided ultrasound, but I imagine it could be done there maybe. The risk to the this procedure is a collapsed lung is possible, but that does not happen to most people, but they have to tell you the risks before they do it. The benefits would most likely outweigh the risks.

Let's hope your grandpap just needs a little push to get through this surgery and it's after effects and then he will be good again. As we get older, we need a little help sometimes and this is one of those times for your grandfather. Be optimistic that he will do well and get better.

It means his lungs have filled with fluid--and it's a dangerous condition because it usually signals that he is coming down with pneumonia. Drawing off the fluid is not bad--they insert a catheter into the lung to siphon off the fluid. He can't breathe with that fluid in there--so yes--he needs to have this done. It's usually a relatively safe procedure. It should be done as fast as possible--so he does not suffocate.

Yes!