Can sepsis in premature infants be cured?

Sepsis in premature infants is a very serious condition. It is also one of the most important causes of death in premature infants. Children with sepsis should be prevented and treated in a timely manner, and antibiotics should be used in a timely manner, especially in the early stages of treatment. The earlier the treatment is, the better the effect will be. In order to seize the best treatment time, let’s take a look at this aspect.

Can sepsis in premature infants be cured?

When facing neonatal sepsis, the most important thing is to prevent it so that pregnant women and newborns are not infected by bacteria. Especially in the first few months after the birth of a newborn, it is a critical period for preventing neonatal sepsis. Therefore, when pregnant, you should pay attention to the health of the pregnant woman and avoid exposing her to germs. Secondly, you should also pay attention to choosing a good hospital when giving birth. Especially during childbirth, we must pay attention to aseptic operation. Medical equipment in the delivery room must also be disinfected. If you choose the wrong hospital and the newborn develops sepsis, even if you receive compensation, you will lose the newborn's health. In addition, after the newborn is born, you should always pay attention to the newborn's health, such as the newborn's complexion, sucking, body temperature, mental state, etc. Once signs of bacterial infection appear, timely treatment should be given to avoid deterioration into neonatal sepsis.

If neonatal sepsis really occurs, be careful not to miss the early treatment to avoid complications. Neonatal sepsis will be difficult to treat. Of course, parents don’t need to worry. There are many ways to treat neonatal sepsis, mainly including antibiotic injections, anti-inflammatory ointments and traditional Chinese medicine treatment. Symptomatic treatment, sedatives and antispasmodics are used for complications of neonatal sepsis, blue light therapy is given for jaundice, and intracranial pressure reduction is given in time for cerebral edema. Antibiotic treatment is used before blood culture results are obtained, and antibiotics are selected according to blood culture results and bacterial sensitivity tests. Scientific treatment methods can also effectively treat neonatal sepsis. The symptoms of neonatal sepsis are more complicated. Parents should have some basic medical knowledge and understand what conditions are abnormal in newborns so that they can seek medical attention, get diagnosis and treatment in time.

Symptoms of neonatal sepsis

When a newborn baby suffers from sepsis, not only the parents suffer, but the child suffers as well. So what are the symptoms of neonatal sepsis? Do you know? The early clinical manifestations of neonatal sepsis are often atypical, especially in premature infants. Symptoms include decreased milk intake or milk refusal, milk spillage, drowsiness or irritability, low crying, fever or no temperature rise. Symptoms may also include normal temperature, low reaction, pale or gray complexion, listlessness, no weight gain and other non-specific symptoms.

1. Jaundice

Sometimes it may be the only manifestation of sepsis. It manifests as delayed disappearance of physiological jaundice, rapid worsening of jaundice, or reappearance of jaundice that cannot be explained by other reasons.

2. Hepatosplenomegaly

It appears later and is generally mild to moderate swelling.

3. Bleeding tendency

Skin and mucous membrane petechiae, ecchymosis, purpura, bleeding from pinholes, hematemesis, bloody stool, pulmonary hemorrhage, and DIC may occur in severe cases.

4. Shock

Pale complexion, skin patterns, decreased blood pressure, and little or no urine.

5. Others

Respiratory distress, apnea, vomiting, abdominal distension, toxic intestinal paralysis.

6. It may be combined with meningitis, necrotizing enterocolitis, suppurative arthritis and osteomyelitis, etc.