Question
How to handle hypoxemia in premature babies?
Answer
Hello, hypoxemia and pulmonary infection in premature babies are serious conditions that require reliance on ventilators. Once the ventilator is removed, the baby’s face may turn blue. This is due to the lack of surfactant in the lungs of premature babies, which increases surface tension in the alveoli and makes it difficult for the lungs to expand, leading to hypoxia in children. During the treatment process, surfactant is first administered into the trachea, and then ventilators are continued to be used until the child can breathe on their own. According to guidelines, it is recommended that patients continue to receive treatment in the neonatal intensive care unit of the local hospital, as the specific changes in pediatric diseases cannot be predicted.