27 July 2023: Clinical Research
Factors Associated with Severe Adenovirus Pneumonia in Children: A Retrospective Study from Guangzhou, China (2017–2019)
Yan Hong ABCDEF , Qiang Wang BCE , Yongling Song BCE , Guangming Liu BCDE , Jun Shen ACDEG*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.939578
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e939578
Table 2 The severity assessment of adenovirus pneumonia in children.
| Clinical symptoms | Mild pneumonia | Severe pneumonia |
|---|---|---|
| General situation | Good | Not good |
| Conscious disturbance | No | Yes |
| Cyanosis or tachypnea | No | Yes |
| Respiratory rate | Normal or slightly increase | Significantly increasea |
| Oxygen saturation | >0.96 | |
| Temperature | Slight fever or normal | Ultra-hyperpyrexia or persistent hyperpyrexia for more than 5 days |
| Dehydration or refusal of food | No | Yes |
| Multi-lobar infiltration | No | Yes |
| Extrapulmonary manifestations | No | Yes |
| Assessmentb | All above manifestations | Any one of the above manifestations |
| a Significantly increased respiratory rate: Infants >70 bpm, older children >50 bpm; b Assessment: Inflammatory indicators can be used as a reference for assessing the severity of the disease. bpm – beats per minute. | ||