What to do about recurrent fevers in tracheotomized patients

Recurrent fever in tracheotomy patients may be caused by colds, lung infections, etc. It is necessary to actively search for the cause of the disease under the guidance of the doctor, targeted treatment, usually applying medication. 1. Cold: After tracheotomy, the patient may catch a cold due to improper care, which may cause fever. Fever can be reduced by taking appropriate antipyretic drugs, such as ibuprofen or aspirin, and at the same time, you need to pay attention to the patient to drink more water. 2. Lung infection: long-term bedridden tracheotomy patients, although the tracheotomy, but the sputum may still drain poorly, the accumulation of pneumonia caused by recurrent fever, clinically bacterial infection. The diagnosis can be clarified by blood routine and chest CT examination. Apply cefixime, amoxicillin, azithromycin, levofloxacin and other drugs for treatment. Pay attention to suctioning and humidifying the airway. After tracheotomy, it is necessary to keep the patient’s tracheotomy cannula breathing fluently, and remove the secretions in the cannula in time. Patients need to drink more water to replenish the body water. It is also necessary to disinfect the wound every day and strengthen nutritional intake to prevent wound infection. Patients with recurrent fever should follow the doctor’s instructions to standardize the treatment, so as not to aggravate the fever symptoms or cause other adverse reactions.