Patient's question:
My baby is five days old. On the second day of birth, he was sent to the neonatal department. The doctor said that lack of oxygen caused heart muscle damage. Currently, the baby is still receiving oxygen. How serious is this? How many days before he can be discharged?Doctor's answer:
Hello, based on your description of the symptoms, hypoxia caused by some reason can lead to myocardial injury. It is recommended to administer intravenous drugs that can nourish brain cells and drugs that can nourish the heart muscle. Usually, it takes 10 to 15 days. This child is still too young. If it is only asphyxia and hypoxia at birth, myocardial injury can usually be recovered. However, if myocarditis is caused by intrauterine infection, the condition is relatively serious and requires a longer duration.