Some time ago, Fujian Medical University Mengchao Liver and gallbladder Hospital Intensive Care Department (surgery) admitted a patient with empyema, pus detected 5 kinds of pathogenic bacteria, repeated treatment for a month before improvement and discharge. Lin Xiuhua, director of the Department of Critical Care Medicine (Surgery) of the hospital, reminded: diabetic patients must control their blood sugar and avoid storing “irregular time bombs” in the chest.
The patient was 72 years old, had suffered from diabetes for many years, and did not care about poor normal blood sugar control. Unexpectedly, after a pneumonia, he appeared repeated chest pain, fever, breathing difficulties and other symptoms.
The medical staff successively used a variety of antibiotics and repeated chest tube drainage and irrigation for him, and it took more than 1 month to get better.
Lin Xiuhua introduction, empyema is a serious chest infection. The occurrence of empyema is usually associated with infection and may be caused by bacterial infection, chest trauma, low immunity, long-term smoking, and poorly controlled diabetes. If diagnosed and treated in time, the prognosis of most patients with empyema is good. However, delayed treatment can lead to serious complications such as impaired lung function, sepsis, and even life-threatening conditions. Therefore, early detection and treatment is the key to control empyema.
“The patient was seriously ill because of poor blood sugar control.” Lin Xiuhua introduced that patients with low immunity such as diabetes are susceptible to empyema. Studies have shown that a sustained rise in blood sugar can affect the body’s immune system function, making people with diabetes more susceptible to bacterial and viral invasion. In addition, diabetics with poor blood sugar control have a significantly reduced ability to heal wounds and a significantly increased risk of infection than the general population.
Empyema is a serious chest infection, but Lin said most patients can recover as long as they are vigilant, detected and treated in time. In daily life, we should pay attention to improving our immunity and preventing infection, especially the occurrence of respiratory diseases such as pneumonia. If you have symptoms such as chest pain, fever, and difficulty breathing, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible to avoid worsening your condition
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