Oral vs. Intravenous antibiotics for pediatric pyelonephritis

Joint Meeting on 5^th World Holistic Nursing Conference & 2^nd Annual Congress on Emergency Medicine and Acute Care

June 10-11, 2019 Helsinki, Finland

Omar Ghazanfar

Zayed Military Hospital, UAE

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Nurs Care

Abstract :

Pyelonephritis in children presents with fever and is associated with anatomic or functional abnormalities of the urinary system. The high risk of possible complications includes renal scarring, hypertension and chronic renal disease which makes it imperative to diagnosis, evaluation and treat this in a timely fashion. The risk for febrile UTIs and renal scarring is highest in infancy; older children can also develop pyelonephritis with associated long-term renal injury. Fever, urinary symptoms, flank pain and a suspicious urinalysis should always raise the possibility of pyelonephritis in any age group.

Biography :

Omar Ghazanfar has completed his MBBS degree from Karachi University. He is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Disaster Medicine (EMDM). He has also completed a Fellowship from Oxford. He is Co-Chair of Trauma at the Zayed Military Hospital and Chief Editor of the Emirates Society of Emergency Medicine published monthly.