Clinical features and predictors of multiple bronchoscopy therapy of
plastic bronchitis in children
Abstract
Background. To analyze the clinical features of children with plastic
bronchitis (PB) and identify the risk factors of multiple flexible
fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) therapy. Methods. Retrospective analysis
was performed on 269 PB children from 2016 to 2019, 144 cases were in
single FOB group, 125 cases were in the multiple FOB group. The clinical
manifestations, laboratory datas, imaging findings and management were
investigated. The different features were compared between the single
FOB group and multiple FOB group. Results. A total of 269 PB children
were collected with a mean age of 6.7 ± 2.8 years. 257 (95.5%) cases
were diagnosed as Mycoplasma pneumonia (MP) infection. The mean duration
of fever was 10.6 ± 3.7 days. All the patients presented with fever, and
62 (23.0%) suffered from hypoxemia, 144 (53.5%) had extrapulmonary
complications. Higher levels of ESR, CRP, PCT, IL-6, LA, LDH, FER and
D-dimer were observed. The proportion of pulmonary consolidation,
segmental or lobar atelectasis, pleural effusion and pleural thickening
were 97.4%, 46.5%, 47.9% and 63.2%, respectively. Furthermore,
multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that N%
>75.5%, LDH >598.5U/L, and
D-dimmer>0.45mg/L were independent isk factors for multiple
FOB therapy. Conclusions. MP is a significant pathogen of PB in
children. Patients with PB are more likely to suffer from persistent
fever, excessive inflammation and severe radiological findings. N%
>75.5%, LDH >598.5U/L and D-dimmer
> 0.45mg/L may be predictors of multiple FOB treatment.