Vol. 19 - Num. 75
Evidence based Pediatrics
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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