Ambulatory oral amoxicillin for severe pneumonia in children/Authors' reply

Most danger signs, such as cyanosis, sleepiness, and inability to feed, are associated with an increased probability of hypoxaemia, but these can be hard to detect.14 Hypoxaemia is the most precise indicator of mortality risk in pneumonia.4 Pulse oximetry is not widely available in developing countr...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 2008-04, Vol.371 (9621), p.1333
Main Authors: Duke, Trevor, Campbell, Harry, Graham, Steve, Renterghem, Dirk Van, Sauer, Kate, Nanan, Ralph, Liu, Anthony, Fletcher, Jeffery T, Hazir, Tabish, Fox, LeAnne, Nasir, Yasir Bin, Qazi, Shamim, Thea, Donald, Cunha, Antonio L A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case management
Children & youth
Clinical trials
Developing countries
Drug resistance
Health risks
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Illnesses
LDCs
Mortality
Mortality risk
Preschool children
Radiography
Respiratory diseases
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Summary:Most danger signs, such as cyanosis, sleepiness, and inability to feed, are associated with an increased probability of hypoxaemia, but these can be hard to detect.14 Hypoxaemia is the most precise indicator of mortality risk in pneumonia.4 Pulse oximetry is not widely available in developing countries and oxygen saturation was not reported in this study; however, more widespread use of this technology might help identify children who need hospital admission from those who can be safely treated at home.5 The added safety and cost-efficiency of this could be substantial.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X