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标题：Observational Follow-up Study on a Cohort of Children with Severe Pneumonia after Discharge from a Day-care Clinic in Dhaka, Bangladesh
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作者：Hasan Ashraf ; Nur H. Alam ; Mohammod J. Chisti 等
期刊名称：The Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
印刷版ISSN：1606-0997
电子版ISSN：2072-1315
出版年度：2014
卷号：32
期号：2
页码：183-189
语种：English
出版社：International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh
摘要：Compliance, morbidity, mortality, and hospitalization during fortnightly follow-up were evaluated by an observational study on a cohort of children with severe and very severe pneumonia after day-care treatment at an urban clinic. The primary outcome measures were proportions of success (compliance) and failure (non-compliance) of follow-up visits at the day-care clinic. In total, 251 children were followed up, with median (IQR) age of 5.0 (3.0-9.0) months, and their compliance dropped from 92% at the first to 85% at the sixth visit. Cough (28%), fever (20%), and rapid breathing (13%) were common morbidities. Successful follow-up visits were possible in 180 (95.2%) and 56 (90.3%) of the children with severe and very severe pneumonia respectively. Eleven (4.4%) needed hospitalization, and four (1.6%) died. Majority (≈90%) of the children could be successfully followed up; some failed to attend their scheduled follow-up visits due to hospitalization and death. The common morbidities indicate the importance of follow-up for detecting medical problems and early treatment, thus reducing risk of death. Key words: Compliance, Day-care, Follow-up, Hospitalization, Morbidity, Mortality, Severe pneumonia, Very severe pneumonia, Bangladesh
关键词：Compliance; Day-care; Follow-up; Hospitalization; Morbidity; Mortality; Severe pneumonia; Very severe pneumonia; Bangladesh