International Journal of General Medicine (Nov 2021)
Perioperative Care of Children with Acute Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia Submitted to BAL/FB
Abstract
Wen-Chun Lin,1,* Yi Qin,1,* Xiao Chun,2 Ru-Lin Huang,1 Rong-Shan Chen,1 Dongwei Zhang1 1Department of Respiratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China; 2Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongwei ZhangDepartment of Respiratory, Guangzhou Women and Children’s Medical Center, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, 510120, People’s Republic of ChinaTel +86 20 38076135Fax +86 20 38076626Email [email protected]: The present study evaluates the psychosocial care and the bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL)/fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FB) procedure in children with pediatric acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia (ELP) and summarizes the critical points of nursing.Methods: Data on the psychosocial factors of the patients and clinical information were collected. Participants comprised 41 children within three years of age.Results: All the children were cooperative with the BAL/FB procedure. The children’s pain scores were between 4– 6, and the psychological conditions of the children and caregivers were nervous/anxious upon admission. After the medical staff’s psychological care and health education, the children’s postoperative pain scores were reduced to 0– 3, and the psychological state of the caregivers was positive.Conclusion: Psychological care can alleviate families’ adverse emotions and promote treatment cooperation and recovery from the acute ELP.Keywords: children, acute exogenous lipoid pneumonia, psychological care, bronchoscopy, bronchoalveolar lavage
