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CUI Yun,CHEN Menglei,FAN Maorong,et al.Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Chronic Cough After Pulmonary Nodule Surgery[J].Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine,2025,66(15):1543-1547.DOI: 10.13288/j.11-2166/r.2025.15.006.
Traditional Chinese Medicine Syndrome Differentiation and Treatment of Chronic Cough After Pulmonary Nodule Surgery
Chronic cough is one of the common complications after pulmonary nodule surgery. Its etiology and pathogenesis are complex, and syndrome differentiation and treatment in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) require comprehensive consideration of the distinct characteristics across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. Prior to surgery, there may be healthy
qi
depletion with lingering pathogens in the lungs; during surgery, metal instruments may injure the body, leading to
qi
and blood damage; after surgery, the depletion of healthy
qi
worsens, with dual deficiency of lung and spleen
qi
and
yin
as the root condition, often complicated by pathogens such as wind, phlegm, stagnation, and stasis. Treatment should follow the principle of comprehensively considering all three phases with a focus on the postoperative phase. Replenishing deficiency is the primary, particularly by tonifying
qi
and nourishing
yin
, as well as supplementing the lung and fortifying the spleen. For different accompanying syndromes, therapeutic methods such as dispelling wind, resolving phlegm, relieving stagnation, and unblocking stasis should be applied accordingly, while aggressive purgative herbs should be used with caution to avoid depletion of
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