Efficacy of ambroxol combined with imipenem on severe neonatal pneumonia / 中国基层医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the efficacy of ambroxol combined with imipenem on severe neonatal pneumonia .Methods 62 newborns with severe pneumonia were randomly divided into the two groups ,31 cases in the control group and 31 cases in the treatment group .Two groups of children were given warm ,conventional oxygen ,anti-biotics,and correction of the acid-base balance,and so on.The control group received intravenous imipenem on this basis,the treatment group was given ambroxol on the basis of the control group .The time of body temperature returned to normal,pulmonary rales disappeared time,the times of daily suction and treatment time were observed .Results The total effective rate of treatment group(93.5%) was significantly higher than the control group (83.9%)(P<0.05).The treatment time,time of temperature returned to normal ,pulmonary rales disappeared time and the times of daily suction of treatment group were significantly shorter than those of the control group ( t=8.12,7.99,7.63,7.21, P<0.05).Conclusion Ambroxol combined with imipenem can significantly shorten the duration of treatment ,time of body temperature returned to normal ,pulmonary rales disappeared time and the times of daily suctioning in patients with neonatal pneumonia ,ambroxol can enhance treatment effect of imipenem ,they have synergistic effect in the treat-ment of neonatal pneumonia ,,and have no significant adverse reactions ,which worthy of clinical use .