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Clinical Predictors of Pneumonia Among Children With Wheezing

2009; American Academy of Pediatrics; Volume: 124; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1542/peds.2008-2062

1098-4275

Bonnie Mathews, Sonal Shah, Robert Cleveland, Edward Y. Lee, Richard G. Bachur, Mark I. Neuman,

Respiratory Support and Mechanisms

The goal was to identify factors associated with radiographically confirmed pneumonia among children with wheezing in the emergency department (ED) setting.A prospective cohort study was performed with children or=38 degrees C (positive LR: 2.03 [95% CI: 1.34-3.07]), maximal temperature in the ED of >or=38 degrees C (positive LR: 1.92 [95% CI: 1.48-2.49]), and triage oxygen saturation of <92% (positive LR: 3.06 [95% CI: 1.15-8.16]) were associated with increased risk of pneumonia. Among afebrile children (temperature of <38 degrees C) with wheezing, the rate of pneumonia was very low (2.2% [95% CI: 1.0-4.7]).Radiographic pneumonia among children with wheezing is uncommon. Historical and clinical factors may be used to determine the need for chest radiography for wheezing children. The routine use of chest radiography for children with wheezing but without fever should be discouraged.