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Clinical predictors of chest radiographic abnormalities in young children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: a single center study
- Source :
- Korean Journal of Pediatrics, Vol 59, Iss 12, Pp 471-476 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Korean Pediatric Society, 2016.
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Abstract
- PurposeChest radiography is often performed on patients hospitalized with typical clinical manifestations of bronchiolitis. We aimed to determine the proportion of subjects with pathologic chest radiographic findings and the clinical predictors associated with pathologic chest radiographic findings in young children admitted with the typical presentation of bronchiolitis.MethodsWe obtained the following data at admission: sex, age, neonatal history, past history of hospitalization for respiratory illnesses, heart rate, respiratory rate, the presence of fever, total duration of fever, oxygen saturation, laboratory parameters (i.e., complete blood cell count, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP], etc.), and chest radiography.ResultsThe study comprised 279 young children. Of these, 26 had a chest radiograph revealing opacity (n=24) or atelectasis (n=2). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjustment for confounding factors, the clinical predictors associated with pathologic chest radiographic findings in young children admitted with bronchiolitis were elevated hs-CRP level (>0.3 mg/dL) and past history of hospitalization for respiratory illnesses (all P
- Subjects :
- Bronchiolitis
C-reactive protein
Radiography
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 17381061 and 20927258
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Korean Journal of Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.2e5227ea653b462ba877abc2b4453038
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3345/kjp.2016.59.12.471