Robert J McLoughlin, Lauren Cournoyer, Michael P Hirsh, Muriel A Cleary, Jeremy T Aidlen
Hospitalizations for pediatric dog bite injuries in the United States
Journal of pediatric surgery
risk factors predispose development severe communityacquired pneumonia cap among pediatric cap patients different age ranges yet identified retrospectively analyzed pediatric inpatients 6 years old diagnosed cap hospital subdivided patients four age groups 6 months 6 months1 year 12 years 26 years medical records including demographic information clinical features laboratory findings chest radiographic reports reviewed collected analysis univariate logistic regression analysis stepwise regression analysis applied identify risk factors associated severe cap icu admission overall patients agestratified subgroups total 20174 cases initially included among 3309 1640 cases identified severe cap 2824 1400 cases required icu admission potential risk factors severe cap icu admission identified univariate analysis included younger age rural residency premature birth low birth weight lbw formula feeding congenital heart disease chd history pneumonia neonatal jaundice patients health issues certain symptoms manifesting wheezing dyspnea cyanosis cough fever abnormal laboratory findings abnormal levels white blood cells albumin creactive protein rsv infection chest xray odds ratio 1 chd low albumin proteinuria abnormal chest xray independent risks factors across different age groups whereas birth feeding history history pneumonia cyanosis dyspnea admission rsv infection independent risk factors younger kids 1 year wheezing independent risk factor older children 25 years old risk factors predicting disease severity among children hospitalized cap vary age risk factor stratification pediatric cap based agespecific risk factors better guide clinical practice study registered china registration number chictr2000033019