What to do after pneumonia in children

Are you still looking for medical advice for your child's constant cough? Are you praying that one day you will meet a quack doctor who can bring your child back to health and save your child from childhood pneumonia, so that your child can go to school happily and grow up healthily. Here are some tips on how to treat childhood pneumonia. I hope it will be helpful to you.

How to treat pneumonia in children? Choosing the right method is the key.

1. Keep the airway open: pay attention to body position, prevent reflux suffocation, and use nebulizer to suction sputum.

Second, oxygen inhalation and respiratory support: If the condition is mild, oxygen can be directly given by nasal cannula, hood, mask, etc.; when there is obvious hypoxemia and conventional oxygen therapy is ineffective, NCPAP (nasal positive pressure ventilation) should be used in time; when type II respiratory failure occurs, endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation should be used in time to treat pediatric pneumonia based on blood gas monitoring results.

3. Correct water, electrolyte disorders and acid-base imbalance: When treating pneumonia in children and respiratory acidosis, alkaline solutions are prohibited to avoid CO2 accumulation and aggravation of respiratory acidosis. In severe metabolic acidosis, alkaline solutions can be considered. In case of lactic acidosis (blood lactate>4mmol/L), it indicates insufficient tissue perfusion and critical condition, so sodium bicarbonate should be used with caution.

4. Antipyretic treatment: For children over 6 months old, with a body temperature > 38.5°C and no antipyretic drugs within 4 hours, 10-20 mg/kg of lysine aspirin can be given intravenously. For children under 6 months old, ibuprofen or acetaminophen can be given orally to reduce the temperature. Physical cooling can also be used, such as cold compresses on the pillow and warm water baths.

Fifth, treatment to strengthen cardiac function and protect the myocardium: Children with pneumonia and heart failure can be given cardiotonic drugs such as digoxin, or vasoactive drugs such as dopamine and dobutamine.

6. Anti-infection treatment: How to treat pneumonia in children? Choosing the right method is the key. Generally, broad-spectrum antibiotics are used empirically. After further sputum culture and drug sensitivity test, targeted antibiotics are used to treat pneumonia in children.

7. Application of glucocorticoids: It is suitable for cases with obvious poisoning symptoms, severe wheezing, pleural effusion with cerebral edema, toxic encephalopathy, septic shock, and respiratory failure. For this type of pediatric pneumonia, we often use dexamethasone clinically, 2-3 times/day, 2-5mg/time, and the course of treatment is 3-5 days.

Warm reminder: After reading the above introduction to the treatment of pediatric pneumonia, do you have any understanding now? If you still have questions about the treatment and prevention of pediatric pneumonia and other aspects, you can consult a doctor at a local hospital, who will answer your questions and solve your doubts. Finally, the editor wishes your child a speedy recovery!