re: CJ diagnosed with collapsed lung, examining for 48 hours

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Usually requires general anesthesia and thoracoscopy.
That would put him out several weeks probably if it became necessary to prevent further issues.

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There's multiple layers to do this, it doesn't need anesthesia or a major surgery either.

The ptx needs to resolve and the lung "needs to come up" usually via a small bore pleural catheter (wayne catheter) or over time. You can instill doxy/talc or even blood patch it to adhere the pleural to reduce chances of recurrence.

The issue is, the lung needs to come up first.

Surgical thoracoscopy/vats will be more definitive but its not always necessary.