pulmonary disorders
Aspiration Pneumonitis and Pneumonia
Treatment
Antibiotics Treatment is supportive, often involving supplemental oxygen and Overview of Mechanical Ventilation . Antibiotics (a beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor or Toxic substances that may cause lipoid pneumonia should be avoided. Anecdotal reports suggest systemic corticosteroids may be beneficial in patients with oil or petroleum jelly aspiration. being reserved for penicillin allergic patients ( Treatment reference ). If aspiration occurs in the hospital setting, a carbapenem or Treatment is with antibiotics and sometimes percutaneous or surgical drainage. Many practitioners continue antibiotic treatment until the chest radiograph shows complete resolution or only a small, stable, residual abnormality. 1.Metlay JP, Waterer GW, Long AC, et al: Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Community-acquired Pneumonia. An Official Clinical Practice Guideline of the American Thoracic Society and Infectious Diseases Society of America.Am J Respir Crit Care Med200(7): e45–e67, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.201908-1581ST 