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Can a Respiratory Severity Score Accurately Assess Respiratory Distress in Children with Bronchiolitis in a Resource-Limited Setting?

Hakizimana, B, Saint, G, van Miert, C and Cartledge, P (2019) Can a Respiratory Severity Score Accurately Assess Respiratory Distress in Children with Bronchiolitis in a Resource-Limited Setting? Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics, 66 (2). pp. 234-243. ISSN 0142-6338

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Abstract

You are the resident on call for the acute pediatric ward in a district hospital in a resource-limited setting. A 9-month-old male infant presents with a 3-day history of coryza and cough followed by difficulty in breathing. The infant is admitted to the acute ward for observation but does not need supplementary oxygen or fluid support. During the ward-round it was felt that his condition at presentation did not warrant admission. You are concerned that by being admitted unnecessarily this infant was put at an unnecessary risk of nosocomial infection. Furthermore, the care is paid for by the family and bed spaces are lacking. You wonder if there is a valid and reliable respiratory distress severity score that may help to accurately assess respiratory distress as a useful adjunct for clinical decision making, to help reduce unnecessary admissions in children with bronchiolitis.

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Additional Information: This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Journal Of Tropical Pediatrics following peer review. The version of record Boniface Hakizimana, MBBS, Gemma Saint, MBChB, MRCPCH, PhD, Clare van Miert, RN, PhD, Peter Cartledge, MBChB, MRCPCH, Can a Respiratory Severity Score Accurately Assess Respiratory Distress in Children with Bronchiolitis in a Resource-Limited Setting?, Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, Volume 66, Issue 2, April 2020, Pages 234–243 is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/fmz055
Uncontrolled Keywords: 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics
R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine > RA0440 Study and Teaching. Research
Divisions: Nursing & Allied Health
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Date Deposited: 17 Oct 2019 08:21
Last Modified: 01 Jul 2022 12:00
DOI or ID number: 10.1093/tropej/fmz055
URI: https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/11460
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