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ArticleCureus2023

Clinical Findings and Radiological Evaluation of WHO-Defined Severe Pneumonia Among Hospitalized Children.

Rahida Karim, Jehanzeb Khan Afridi, Gul-E- Lala, Shah Rukh Yar, Muhammad Batoor Zaman, Behram Khan Afridi

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rahida KarimPediatrics Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Jehanzeb Khan AfridiPediatrics Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Gul-E- LalaPediatrics Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Shah Rukh YarPediatrics Department, Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Muhammad Batoor ZamanPediatrics Department, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK.
Behram Khan AfridiMedicine, Khyber Medical College, Peshawar, PAK.
Hayatabad Medical Complex · PKKhyber Medical College · PKKhyber Teaching Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe leading infectious cause of death in children worldwide is pneumonia. Pneumonia claimed the lives of 740,180 kids under the age of five in 2019, accounting for 14% of all fatalities and 22% of deaths in kids between the ages of 1 and 5. Children and families worldwide are affected by pneumonia, but South Asia and Africa have the highest fatality rates.

objectiveThis study aims to determine the clinical risk factors and radiological assessment of the World Health Organization (WHO)-defined severe pneumonia in Pakistani hospitalized children. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study was carried out in the pediatric department of the Hayatabad Medical Complex between January 2021 and December 2021. The study included kids who had a fever, cough, and fast or difficulty breathing between the ages of 2 and 60 months. All of the included clinical pneumonia cases were acquired in the community.

resultsA total of 360 clinically confirmed patients with pneumonia who presented with fever, cough, and fast or difficulty breathing were enrolled. Age ranged between 2 and 60 months, with a mean age of ±31 months. There were 168 (46.7%) males and 192 (53.3%) females. About 232 (64.4%) had radiological pneumonia, while the rest of the pneumonia cases 128 (35.5%) were without a radiological diagnosis. The most common presenting complaint was noisy breathing 119 (33%), followed by refusal of feeds 81 (22.5%), lethargy 69 (19.2%), seizure 40 (11.1%), nasal drainage 29 (8%), and abdominal pain 22 (6.1%).

conclusionThe most specific clinical finding of radiographic pneumonia was bronchial breathing, while tachypnea was the most sensitive sign.

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