Table 2 Clinical characteristics and outcomes of children and adolescents with community acquired pneumonia
Variables | n/N (%) |
|---|---|
Cough | 513/525 (97.7) |
Productive | 322/513 (62.7) |
Fever | 485/525 (92.4) |
Dyspnea | 398/525 (75.8) |
Tachypneaa | 256/518 (49.4) |
Irritability | 240/525 (45.7) |
Somnolence | 214/525 (40.8) |
Diarrhea | 135/525 (25.7) |
Earache | 50/525 (9.5) |
Oxygen saturation < 90% at the time of hospital admission | 176/453 (38.9) |
Severity of community acquired pneumonia | |
Non severe | 376/525 (71.6) |
Severe | 130/525 (24.8) |
Very severe | 19/525 (3.6) |
Complications | 32/524 (6.1) |
Pleural effusion | 22/524 (4.2) |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 13/524 (2.5) |
Empyema | 11/523 (2.1) |
Lung abscess | 3/524 (0.6) |
Acute renal disease | 1/524 (0.2) |
Length of stay in days, median (IQR) | 4 (3–6) |
Admission to intensive care unit | 22/524 (4.2) |
Mortality | 0/525 (0.0) |