Time to Clinical Stability in Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Time to clinical stability (TCS) is a commonly used outcome in adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), yet few studies have evaluated TCS in children. Our objective was to determine the association between TCS and disease severity in children with suspected CAP, as well as factors associated with reaching early stability.

Methods

This is a prospective cohort study of children (aged 3 months to 18 years) hospitalized with suspected CAP. TCS parameters included temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, and hypoxemia with the use of supplemental oxygen. TCS was defined as time from admission to parameter normalization. The association of TCS with severity and clinical factors associated with earlier TCS were evaluated.

Results

Of 571 ch

SUBMITTER: Field MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11035155 | biostudies-literature | 2024 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature