Clinical Risk Factors for Revisits for Children With Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children discharged from the emergency department (ED) with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) revisit for several reasons, including disease progression or treatment failure. Understanding factors associated with revisits may assist clinicians in preventing subsequent visits.

Methods

Children aged 3 months to 18 years with an International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision diagnosis of CAP between December 1, 2009 and April 31, 2013 were eligible. The primary outcome was a CAP-related ED visit or hospitalization within 30 days of the index visit. The secondary outcome was a CAP-related ED visit within 48 hours of discharge from the index visit. The association between clinical variables and an ED revisit for children with CAP was assessed by using

SUBMITTER: Ambroggio L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6309976 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature