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Vol. 19 - Num. 75

Evidence based Pediatrics

Can we predict which children with pneumonia will have a severe prognosis?

Gloria Orejón de Lunaa, Eduardo Cuestas Montañésb

aPediatra. CS General Ricardos. Madrid. España.
bCátedra de Clínica Pediátrica. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Córdoba. Argentina.

Correspondence: G Orejón. E-mail: gloriaglo04@hotmail.com

Reference of this article: Orejón de Luna G, Cuestas Montañés E. Can we predict which children with pneumonia will have a severe prognosis? Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2017;19:279-81.

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Abstract

This paper presents the critical appraisal of a prospective observational study for the implementation of a clinical prediction guide.

Authors’ conclusions: three risk models are presented that accurately estimate the risk for severe pneumonia in children, which will improve treatment and prognosis in this population.

Reviewers’ commentary: the study proposes a promissory clinical tool to predict pneumonia´s outcomes that could be validated internationally.

Keywords

Children Pneumonia Severity

 

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