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What Causes Cough In A Child When Diagnosed With Adenotonsillectomy?
my 4 year old daughter had adenotonsillectomy yesterday and has started to cough chronically today. she is on flovent for asthma and the cough had improved tremendously until last night after the surgery. is the cough normal? the nurse at the surgery center told me she removed a ton of yellow fluid yesterday and cleaned her out...
Wed, 27 Jun 2018
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This type of cough immediately after surgery is not normal. Some times the ligated vessels might rupture. I suggest that her surgeon or his team needs to see your daughter once. Rarely some anesthetic drugs can cause this.
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This type of cough immediately after surgery is not normal. Some times the ligated vessels might rupture. I suggest that her surgeon or his team needs to see your daughter once. Rarely some anesthetic drugs can cause this.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
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