Table 3 Evaluation of hospital admission criteria for total hospitalized children with CAP, infants, preschool children, and school children.
Criteria for hospital admission | Number of patients/total (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Infants | Preschool | School | Total | |
Oxygen saturation ≤ 92% or cyanosis | 7/45 (15.5%) | 10/61 (16.3%) | 1/14 (7.1%) | 18/120 (15%) |
Dyspnoea | 28/45 (62.2%) | 20/61(31.1%) | 3/14(21.4%) | 52/120 (43.3%) |
Not feeding/dehydration | 7/45 (15.5%) | 7/61(11.4%) | 2/14(14.2%) | 16/120 (13.3%) |
Inability of family to child supervision | 35/45 (78%) | 47/61 (77%) | 9/14 (64%) | 91/120 (76%) |
Intermittent apnea/grunting | 0/45 | 0/61 | 0/14 | 0/120 |