Sepsis Kids and Handling

Sepsis Kids and Handling - My son was born 20 April 2009, the day after the birth of the child my son hot but according to the local midwife shortage of drinking my child, but after a few days the heat will not go down (the temperature up and down). At the age of 1 month my son was hospitalized for high heat and the doctor's diagnosis of my child developing sepsis.

I want to ask:

1.      HOW sepsis treatment, because after being discharged from hospital badanya still hot?
2.      How mental and physical development of children with sepsis?
3.      What causes the disease?

Thus doc, a history of major illness of my child I hope the doctor can explain in detail. Thank you Doc.

Answer :

Good day, mother, child birth should be healthy, not hot, and strong drink for the growth and development. What if a child is sick at birth? Naturally we look for the causes.

Signs of a sick child at birth can be a lazy drink, get more sleep, and even decreased consciousness, increased heart rate, faster breathing, shortness of breath, recurrent vomiting, bloating, decreased or increased body temperature. When we find these symptoms have to be careful. Very serious infection in infants.

The definition of sepsis is the clinical symptoms of systemic infection (infection of the blood flow and overall) with signs such as mentioned above. The cause is the presence of bacteria in the body and the body can not fight it. Factor of sepsis varies. Able to maternal factors, among others, maternal fever, infection of the birth canal, vaginal discharge, premature rupture of membranes. Infant factors may be less endurance, such as premature infants, less weight, twins. And environmental factors that cleanliness and hygiene of infant care during childbirth. These three factors greatly contribute onset of sepsis in infants. In dealing with the doctor treating sepsis with appropriate antibiotics and treatment of clinical symptoms that arise, both expected after treatment, and appropriate treatment, residual symptoms are uncommon. And children could grow flowers like other children. Do not forget to always control the child regularly to see the growth and development.

Dr Aditya Suryansyah SpA