Therapeutic value of early bronchoscopy in aspiration pneumonia patients after nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy

VernacularTitle:鼻咽癌放疗后吸入性肺炎早期纤维支气管镜治疗效果观察
Author: Bing LIU ; Jiong YANG ; Yanqing YE ; Zhenshun CHENG ; Kaisong WU ; Weiwei DONG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Pneumonia,aspiration; Bronchoscopes
From: Chinese Journal of General Practitioners 2012;(10):774-775
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: A total of 41 patients with aspiration pneumonia after nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy were retrospectively selected from January 2005 to December 2010.They were divided into early bronchoscopy group (n =24) and conventional therapy group (n =17) to analyze the therapeutic effects of early bronchoscopy on temperature,white blood cell (WBC),absorption of chest radiography and mortality rates.The temperature and WBC were at the same level between both groups at pre-treatment [(38.7 ±0.7)℃ vs.(38.5 ±0.7)℃,P=0.633; (15.8 ±4.2) × 109/L vs.(16.2 ±3.4) × 109/L,P =0.430]while the temperature declined obviously after a 3-day treatment [(37.3 ±0.9)℃ vs.(38.4 ± 1.4)℃,P =0.015] and also WBC after a 5-day treatment[(10.6±4.2) × 109/L vs.(15.3 ±6.9) × 109/L,P=0.045].The bronchoscopy group had a faster absorption of chest radiography (Z =-3.515,P =0.00).The mortality rate showed no statistically significant difference between both groups.