Risk factors for death from severe community-acquired pneumonia in children

VernacularTitle:儿童重症社区获得性肺炎死亡相关危险因素
Author: Huimin ZHU ¹ ; Saizhen ZENG ; Tian YU ; Shuqiong LIU
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1. 湖南师范大学附属第一医院（湖南省人民医院）儿童医学中心，长沙　410005
Keywords: Severe community-acquired pneumonia; Children; Death; Risk factor
From: Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine 2024;31(2):131-135
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Severe community-acquired pneumonia(SCAP) is one of the leading causes of death in children.Early identification of risk factors in children with SCAP,accurate assessment of disease conditions and reduction of mortality in children with SCAP are important tasks at present.The death risk factors of SCAP in children are affected by many factors,which are different among countries,regions and families.At present,the relevant prospective studies and retrospective studies are not comprehensive.This review summarized the literatures on the risk factors of SCAP death in children at home and abroad in recent years,to provide the basis for the diagnosis of childhood SCAP.