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The Diagnostic Association of Radiological and Clinicopathological Parameters in Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.
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- Clinical decision-making in pediatric pneumonia: when to consider interventional: procedures? A retrospective cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background Globally, pneumonia is one of the significant causes of death in children under the age of five years. Assessment of disease severity is essential for clinical decision-making. Clinicians in resource-limited settings use the WHO Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMNCI) guidelines to diagnose and treat pneumonia. Chest X-rays and blood biomarkers are frequently performed in children presenting with pneumonia, but their role in clinical decision-making is limited. Objective To evaluate the association of chest X-ray results, clinical parameters, and blood inflammatory biomarkers with the severity of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in children to decide which tests are helpful in accurately classifying the severity of pneumonia. Methods This cross-sectional, analytical study was conducted at the Combined Military Hospital, Lahore, among 421 children aged two months to five years who were admitted with complaints of cough and difficulty breathing and were COVID-19 negative. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire, including demographic information and clinical categorization of pneumonia severity using WHO criteria, SpO
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