Clinical predictors of chest radiographic abnormalities in young children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: a single center study
- Title
- Clinical predictors of chest radiographic abnormalities in young children hospitalized with bronchiolitis: a single center study
- Author
- 이경석
- Keywords
- Bronchiolitis; C-reactive protein; Radiography
- Issue Date
- 2016-12
- Publisher
- Korean Pediatric Society
- Citation
- Korean Journal of Pediatrics, V.59, No.12, Page.471-476
- Abstract
- Purpose
Chest radiography is often performed on patients hospitalized with typical clinical manifestations of bronchiolitis. We aimed to determine the proportion of subjects with pathologic chest radiographic findings and the clinical predictors associated with pathologic chest radiographic findings in young children admitted with the typical presentation of bronchiolitis.
Methods
We obtained the following data at admission: sex, age, neonatal history, past history of hospitalization for respiratory illnesses, heart rate, respiratory rate, the presence of fever, total duration of fever, oxygen saturation, laboratory parameters (i.e., complete blood cell count, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein [hs-CRP], etc.), and chest radiography.
Results
The study comprised 279 young children. Of these, 26 had a chest radiograph revealing opacity (n=24) or atelectasis (n=2). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that after adjustment for confounding factors, the clinical predictors associated with pathologic chest radiographic findings in young children admitted with bronchiolitis were elevated hs-CRP level (>0.3 mg/dL) and past history of hospitalization for respiratory illnesses (all P<0.05).
Conclusion
The current study suggests that chest radiographs in young children with typical clinical manifestations of bronchiolitis have limited value. Nonetheless, young children with clinical factors such as high hs-CRP levels at admission or past history of hospitalization for respiratory illnesses may be more likely to have pathologic chest radiographic findings.
- URI
- https://kjp.or.kr/journal/view.php?doi=10.3345/kjp.2016.59.12.471https://repository.hanyang.ac.kr/handle/20.500.11754/101610
- ISSN
- 1738-1061; 2092-7258
- DOI
- 10.3345/kjp.2016.59.12.471
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