Radiographic pneumonia in young febrile infants presenting to the emergency department: secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The lack of evidence-based criteria to guide chest radiograph (CXR) use in young febrile infants results in variation in its use with resultant suboptimal quality of care. We sought to describe the features associated with radiographic pneumonias in young febrile infants.

Study design

Secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study in 18 emergency departments (EDs) in the Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network from 2016 to 2019. Febrile (≥38°C) infants aged ≤60 days who received CXRs were included. CXR reports were categorised as 'no', 'possible' or 'definite' pneumonia. We compared demographics, clinical signs and laboratory tests among infants with and without pneumonias.

Results

Of 2612 infants, 568 (21.7%) had CXRs performed; 19 (3.3%) had de

SUBMITTER: Florin TA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10841819 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature