Perioperative Care of Children with Acute Exogenous Lipoid Pneumonia Submitted to BAL/FB.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: 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.