Risk factors for local complications in children with community-acquired pneumonia
Risk factors for local complications in children with community-acquired pneumonia
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DOI:
10.1111/crj.12524
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发表时间:
2018-01-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Kulus, Marek
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作者:
Krenke, Katarzyna;Krawiec, Marta;Kulus, Marek
AimThe aim of this study was to evaluate the factors that could predict the development of local complications (parapneumonic effusion/pleural empyema, necrotizing pneumonia, and lung abscess) in children with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).MethodsDemographic, clinical, and laboratory data were prospectively collected and compared in children with noncomplicated and complicated CAP.ResultsTwo-hundred and three patients aged from 2 months to 17 years were enrolled. There were 141 and 62 children with noncomplicated and complicated CAP, respectively. Significantly longer duration of fever and a higher level of acute phase reactants were demonstrated in complicated when noncomplicated to complicated CAP. Asymmetric chest pain as well as prehospital treatment with ibuprofen and acetaminophen were significantly more common in patients with complicated CAP (P