[Summary] The
paper reported perioperative respiratory
nursing experience of 31
patients with
emphysema complicating
pneumothorax treated with
lung volume reduction surgery under video-assisted
thoracoscopy .The
thoracoscopic surgery was completed in 27
patients and conventional
thoracotomy were required in 4
patients because of severe
pleural cavity adhesions .No severe respiratory
complications occurred in all the
patients .We deemed that positive preoperative mental
nursing , respiratory preparation and
exercises, proper physical
training , intraoperative prevention of hazardous
inhalation , postoperative effective
analgesia , and careful management of closed thoracic
drainage are key points of
perioperative nursing .