Patient's question:
The baby's appetite has been good. However, a few days ago, during feeding, the baby choked on milk, with milk filling the nose and mouth. The baby coughed violently and had bluish skin around the mouth, with rapid breathing. Please, is aspiration pneumonia serious in newborns?Doctor's answer:
The treatment for aspiration pneumonia involves using antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs targeting the pathogen. Since it is meaningless to carefully examine anaerobic bacteria during coughing up phlegm, the commonly used methods include quantitative culturing of tracheal aspirates, urine aspirates, or pleural fluid. Oxygen therapy is also necessary. Patients need to be admitted to standard Class III-A hospitals as soon as possible for systematic and standardized examinations based on their condition to receive symptomatic treatment and recover quickly.