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Suggest Treatment For Severe Cough After Open Heart Surgery
My Husband had open heart surgery 10 days ago. He was coughing up mucus prior to surgery, and due to a complication with an IV place in the ambulance, came down with phlebitis He was in the hospital prior to the surgery and was on IV antibiotics given every 12 hours. He continues to cough up clear phlegm. Should I be concerned?
Wed, 24 Jun 2015
Hello there. As long as he has no fever and the phlegm is clear and limited in quantity there should be no concern but if it continues the same rate and does not appear to decrease he could possibly have contracted a hospital based infection in which case a sputum culture should be performed. As for now, steam inhalation, postural drainage and anti histamine like loratidine at night should be enough. Take care.
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