Table 2 |
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| Clinical course in hospital of patients admitted with pneumonia (n = 135) | |
| Fever (≥38.0°C) at triage; n (%) | 51 (37.8) |
| Hypoxia (O2 saturation ≤92%) at triage; n (%) | 31 (23.0) |
| Tachypnea (WHO classification) at triage; n (%) | 61 (45.2) |
| Initial white blood cell count (x 109/L); mean (SD) [range] – median (IQR) | 17.23 (9.64) [1.29-54.2] – 14.9 (9.6-23.1) |
| Days of fever (≥38.0°C); in hospital; mean (SD) | 1.88 (2.58) |
| Developed a supplemental O2 need in hospital; n (%) | 44 (32.6) |
| Days requiring supplemental O2 in those children requiring O2 therapy; mean (SD) | 3.92 (4.13) |
| Length of stay (days): median (IQR) | |
| All patients | 4 (3–8) |
| Patients without effusion | 3 (2–4) |
| Patients with effusion | 9 (5–13) |
| Admission to intensive care unit; n (%) | 13 (9.6) |
| Deaths; n (%) | 0 (0) |
Rowan-Legg et al. BMC Pediatrics 2012 12:133 doi:10.1186/1471-2431-12-133
