Magnesium sulfate micro air pump suction for bronchiolitis treatment in infants under two years old

R.-X. Kan, C.-L. Zhang, Q. Zhen, J. Chen

Department of Respiration, Xuzhou Children’s Hospital, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, P.R. China. zhangchonglin3611@163.com

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• Pharmacology

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficiency, clinical effects and nursing methods related to the use of magnesium sulfate micro air pump suction for treating infants under two years old suffering from bronchiolitis.

PATIENTS AND METHODS: From January 2014 to September 2014, ninety-six infants with capillary bronchitis were enrolled. Patients were randomly divided into two groups: experimental group (n=49) and control group (n=47). All patients went through conventional anti-inflammatory therapy. Based on this, infants in the control group were additionally treated with intravenous drip of magnesium sulfate while patients in the experimental group were treated with magnesium sulfate micro air pump suction. We recorded all changes in blood gas and clinical scores, the residence time of symptoms and signs of bronchiolitis, and hospitalization time. Results obtained on clinical effects and adverse reactions were compared and analyzed.

RESULTS: The Variations of PaO₂, PaCO₂, SaO₂ before treatment in both groups did not show any statistically significant differences (p>0.05); while after treatment analyses demonstrated that in both groups we had an increase in PaO₂ and SaO₂ and a decrease in PaCO₂. The increase in PaO₂ and SaO₂ values were more pronounced while the decrease observed in PaCO₂ was more significant in our experimental group. The total effective rate was significantly higher while the total adverse reaction rate, the resolution time of clinical symptoms and hospitalization time were significantly lower in our experimental group.

CONCLUSIONS: Magnesium sulfate micro air pump suction was safe and effective in treating with bronchiolitis of infants below 2 years old, and its adverse reaction rate was low, nursing procedure was simple, and nursing difficulty level was low.

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