Comparison of the effects of different doses of methylprednisolone therapy for children with severe hand,foot and mouth disease / 中国基层医药
Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
;
(12): 714-716,717, 2017.
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in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-606519
ABSTRACT
Objective To compare the clinical effects of different doses of methylprednisolone therapy for children with severe hand,foot and mouth disease (HFMD).Methods According to different dosage methods, 240 children with severe HFMD were divided into large dose group,medium dose group and small dose group,80 cases in each group.The three groups were given different doses of methylprednisolone infusion on the basis of conventional treatmentlarge dose group(5 ~10mg·kg· -1 d -1 ),medium dose group(3 ~5 mg·kg· -1 d -1 ),small dose group (1 ~2mg · kg · -1 d -1 ).Results The time of fever sustaining,panic ease,mechanical ventilation,duration of hypertension and heart rate recovery of the medium -dose group were (47.93 ±4.72)h,(45.54 ±2.42)h,(51.43 ± 6.85)h,(53.66 ±7.62)h,(52.45 ±7.84)h,which were significantly shorter than those of the small -dose and large -dose group(all P 0.05 ). Conclusion Medium dose of methylprednisolone in the treatment of children with severe HFMD has significant effect and less adverse reactions,which is worthy of promotion.
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Chinese Journal of Primary Medicine and Pharmacy
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2017
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