Abstract:Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of montelukast sodium combined with procaterol hydrochloride in children with refractory Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia (RMPP).Methods A total of 92 children with RMPP admitted to Tianjin People's Hospital from August 2022 to August 2024 were selected and randomly divided into a monotherapy group (n = 46) and a combination group (n = 46) using the envelope randomization method. The monotherapy group received procaterol hydrochloride alone, while the combination group received montelukast sodium combined with procaterol hydrochloride. The two groups were compared in terms of clinical efficacy, clinical symptom indicators, pulmonary function, inflammatory cytokine levels, and adverse reactions.Results The overall effective rate in the combination group was significantly higher than that in the monotherapy group (P < 0.05). The length of hospital stay, cough relief time, and wheezing disappearance time were all shorter in the combination group compared to the monotherapy group (P < 0.05). The changes in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), maximal mid-expiratory flow (MMEF), and peak expiratory flow (PEF) before and after treatment were greater in the combination group than in the monotherapy group (P < 0.05). Reductions in interleukin (IL)-6, IL-13, IL-17, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and interferon (IFN)-γ levels before and after treatment were also significantly greater in the combination group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Montelukast sodium combined with procaterol hydrochloride demonstrates significant clinical efficacy in children with RMPP.