Clinical recommendations for the inpatient management of lower respiratory tract infections in children and adolescents with severe neurological impairment in Germany

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Children and adolescents with severe neurological impairment (SNI) require specialized care due to their complex medical needs. In particular, these patients are often affected by severe and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). These infections, including viral and bacterial etiology, pose a significant risk to these patients, often resulting in respiratory insufficiency and long-term impairments. Using expert consensus, we developed clinical recommendations on the management of LRTIs in children and adolescents with SNI. These recommendations emphasize comprehensive multidisciplinary care and antibiotic stewardship. Initial treatment should involve symptomatic care, including hydration, antipyretics, oxygen therapy, and respiratory support. In bacterial LRTIs, antibiotic therapy is initiated based on the severity of the infection, with aminopenicillin plus a beta-lactamase inhibitor recommended for community-acquired LRTIs and piperacillin-tazobactam for patients with chronic lung disease or tracheostomy. Ongoing management includes regular evaluations, adjustments to antibiotic therapy based on pathogen identification, and optimization of supportive care. Implementation of these recommendations aims to improve the diagnosis and treatment of LRTIs in children and adolescents with SNI. What is Known: • Children and adolescents with severe neurological impairment are particularly affected by severe and recurrent lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs). • The indication and choice of antibiotic therapy for bacterial LRTI is often difficult because there are no evidence-based treatment recommendations for this heterogeneous but vulnerable patient population; the frequent overuse of broad-spectrum or reserve antibiotics in this patient population increases selection pressure for multidrug-resistant pathogens. What is New: • The proposed recommendations provide a crucial framework for focused diagnostics and treatment of LRTIs in children and adolescents with severe neurological impairment. • Along with recommendations for comprehensive and multidisciplinary therapy and antibiotic stewardship, ethical and palliative care aspects are taken into account.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:183

Enthalten in:

European journal of pediatrics - 183(2024), 3 vom: 19. März, Seite 987-999

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mauritz, Maximilian David [VerfasserIn]
von Both, Ulrich [VerfasserIn]
Dohna-Schwake, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Gille, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Hasan, Carola [VerfasserIn]
Huebner, Johannes [VerfasserIn]
Hufnagel, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Knuf, Markus [VerfasserIn]
Liese, Johannes G [VerfasserIn]
Renk, Hanna [VerfasserIn]
Rudolph, Henriette [VerfasserIn]
Schulze-Sturm, Ulf [VerfasserIn]
Simon, Arne [VerfasserIn]
Stehling, Florian [VerfasserIn]
Tenenbaum, Tobias [VerfasserIn]
Zernikow, Boris [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

157044-21-8
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antimicrobial stewardship
Journal Article
Lower respiratory tract infections
Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
Pneumonia
Review
Severe neurological impairment

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 22.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s00431-023-05401-6

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366630628