DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2021.v09i04.023

Pages: 601-604

Background: This prospective study was conducted to evaluate the complication of kerosene ingestion of young children with kerosene poisoning with or without antibiotics. A total 50 (33 male and 17 female) children of age 1 year to 5 years were selected. Those who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were included in the study. In addition to supportive management all odd number got antibiotic injectable and even number got no antibiotic. X-ray chest was done in all patients, pulse oximetry and complete blood count was also done. The patients were seen during admission and followed up after 6 hours, after 12 hours, 18 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours and if patients were clinically improved, advised to return for follow up after 7 days, characteristic of both the groups on admission in respect of mean R/R mean SP02 wheeze, ronchi, creps, fever were almost similar and X-ray finding showed abnormality in almost same percentage in both group. Improvement was followed up daily during hospital stay and after 7 days of ingestion. Most cases in both group improved after 24 hours, patients were considered improved clinically ± radiologically. This study shows there in no statistically significant difference in outcome of both groups. So in this study it was seen that chemical pneumonitis in Kerosene poisoning whether treated with or without antibiotic recovered in the same fashion.