Conventional treatment of pneumonia in children

Neonatal pneumonia is a common disease among newborns. Its occurrence brings a lot of harm to children and will cause severe coughing symptoms. This disease should be treated as soon as possible. For this reason, everyone should learn more about the treatment measures of this disease. Then there are the conventional treatment methods for pediatric pneumonia.

1. Oxygen supply

In case of hypoxemia, nasal cannula, mask, head cover and nasal plug CPAP can be used to give oxygen. In case of respiratory failure, mechanical ventilation can be performed to maintain arterial blood PaO2 at 6.6510.7kPa (5080mmHg)

II. Airway Management

How to treat neonatal pneumonia? Experts say that in the treatment of neonatal pneumonia, attention should be paid to the child's nebulizer inhalation, postural drainage, regular turning over, patting the back, and timely suction of oral and nasal secretions to keep the airway open.

3. Anti-pathogen treatment

For bacterial pneumonia, antibiotics can be selected in the same way as for sepsis. For Listeria pneumonia, ampicillin can be used, for Chlamydia pneumonia, erythromycin is the first choice, for herpes simplex virus pneumonia, acyclovir can be used, and for cytomegalovirus pneumonia, ganciclovir can be used.

4. Supportive Therapy

Correct circulatory disorders and water, electrolyte and acid-base imbalances. The total daily infusion volume is 60-100 ml/kg. The infusion rate should be slow to avoid heart failure and pulmonary edema. Ensure adequate energy and nutrition supply. As appropriate, intravenous infusion of plasma, albumin and immunoglobulin should be performed to enhance the body's immune function.

The above knowledge is about the treatment of neonatal pneumonia. The occurrence of neonatal pneumonia has harmed many newborns and made mothers feel uneasy and worried. We should pay attention to the health status of newborns at ordinary times, and we should have an in-depth understanding of some knowledge about neonatal pneumonia and treat the disease as soon as possible.