Observational follow-up study on a cohort of children with severe pneumonia after discharge from a day-care clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
J Health Popul Nutr
; 32(2): 183-9, 2014 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
Compliance, morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization during fortnightly follow-up were evaluated by an observational study on a cohort of children with severe and very severe pneumonia after day-care treatment at an urban clinic. The primary outcome measures were proportions of success (compliance) and failure (non-compliance) of follow-up visits at the day-care clinic. In total, 251 children were followed up, with median (IQR) age of 5.0 (3.0-9.0) months, and their compliance dropped from 92% at the first to 85% at the sixth visit. Cough (28%), fever (20%), and rapid breathing (13%) were common morbidities. Successful follow-up visits were possible in 180 (95.2%) and 56 (90.3%) of the children with severe and very severe pneumonia respectively. Eleven (4.4%) needed hospitalization, and four (1.6%) died. Majority (approximately 90%) of the children could be successfully followed up; some failed to attend their scheduled follow-up visits due to hospitalization and death. The common morbidities indicate the importance of follow-up for detecting medical problems and early treatment, thus reducing risk of death.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Cooperación del Paciente
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Instituciones de Atención Ambulatoria
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Hospitalización
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Health Popul Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
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GASTROENTEROLOGIA
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Article