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What Is The Recovery Time For Hole In Lung?
At 2 days old my nephew has been placed in the NICU because he has a hole in one lung. He is now on a ventilator and they have also inserted a feeding tube. I thought this usually only occurs in premature babies but he was 39 weeks and weighed 8 lbs and the mother never had any complications. What could cause this and how long is the recovery time?
Mon, 20 Nov 2017
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I have evaluated your query for your nephew thoroughly .
* The usual reason is premature birth with inadequate development of
lung tissue with abnormal communication of lung tissue with chest wall
giving the leakage and pneumothorax .
* Recovery time varies upon multiple parameters as
- extent of leak - response to treatment - overall immunity of the
child - presence of systemic ailments as fever , infection or else .
Hope this clears your doubt .
Wishing your toddler fine recovery .
Welcome for any further assistance .
Regards dear take care .
Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query for your nephew thoroughly .
* The usual reason is premature birth with inadequate development of
lung tissue with abnormal communication of lung tissue with chest wall
giving the leakage and pneumothorax .
* Recovery time varies upon multiple parameters as
- extent of leak - response to treatment - overall immunity of the
child - presence of systemic ailments as fever , infection or else .
Hope this clears your doubt .
Wishing your toddler fine recovery .
Welcome for any further assistance .
Regards dear take care .
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