Question
A newborn diagnosed with mild pneumonia after a month, after four days of hospital treatment, can the baby be discharged, and how should post-care be conducted?
Answer
If you wish to be discharged, here’s what you can do. Hospitals do not have the right to keep patients in the hospital against their will. According to your account, you have been treated for mild pneumonia for four days. Generally speaking, the treatment duration for common childhood pneumonia is about 7-10 days. The issue is that the floating water is usually an anti-inflammatory medication, and the efficacy of anti-inflammatory drugs is sustained, so you should not change your medication halfway. If it’s truly due to economic reasons, go to the outpatient clinic and temporarily suspend the medication. Use the same batch of anti-inflammatory drugs, return home every night, and let the water float in the morning. This is more cost-effective, meaning people are more tired. There’s still a need for this disease. Do not stop coming when you feel better. It’s easy to repeat it.