Table 3 |
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Evaluation of hospital admission criteria for total hospitalized children with CAP, infants, preschool children, and school children. |
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Criteria for hospital admission |
Number of patients/total (%) |
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Infants |
Preschool |
School |
Total |
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Oxygen saturation ≤ 92% or cyanosis |
7/45 (15.5%) |
10/61 (16.3%) |
1/14 (7.1%) |
18/120 (15%) |
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Dyspnoea |
28/45 (62.2%) |
20/61(31.1%) |
3/14(21.4%) |
52/120 (43.3%) |
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Not feeding/dehydration |
7/45 (15.5%) |
7/61(11.4%) |
2/14(14.2%) |
16/120 (13.3%) |
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Inability of family to child supervision |
35/45 (78%) |
47/61 (77%) |
9/14 (64%) |
91/120 (76%) |
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Intermittent apnea/grunting |
0/45 |
0/61 |
0/14 |
0/120 |
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Antonelli et al. Italian Journal of Pediatrics 2009 35:26 doi:10.1186/1824-7288-35-26 |
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