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Risk Stratification for Complications in Patients Hospitalized With Community-Acquired Pneumonia

Işın Senem Köşker Çapar1, Tuğçe Tural-Kara2

  • 1Department of Pediatrics, Akdeniz University Hospital, Antalya, Turkey.

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
|May 5, 2026
PubMed

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This study identified key admission factors predicting complicated pneumonia in children, developing a risk score for early stratification. The model aids in identifying children at higher risk for severe outcomes from community-acquired pneumonia.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Pulmonology
  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is a significant cause of childhood morbidity.
  • Existing severity tools do not adequately predict diverse pulmonary and systemic complications.
  • Early identification of high-risk children is crucial for timely intervention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Identify admission factors associated with complicated pneumonia (CP) in hospitalized children with CAP.
  • Develop a practical risk scoring model for early risk stratification of CP.
  • Improve management strategies for pediatric CAP.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study of hospitalized children with CAP.
  • Classification into uncomplicated CAP and complicated pneumonia groups.
  • Multivariate logistic regression to identify independent predictors of CP.

Main Results:

  • Older age, hypotension, altered mental status, low hemoglobin, leukopenia, elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, hyponatremia, hypoalbuminemia, and increased C-reactive protein were independent risk factors for CP.
  • The developed risk scoring model achieved 82% sensitivity and 79% specificity.
  • The model utilizes routinely available admission parameters.

Conclusions:

  • Admission characteristics can predict the development of complications in pediatric CAP.
  • A novel complication-focused risk scoring model was developed for hospitalized children.
  • The model shows promise for early risk stratification, requiring prospective validation for clinical utility.
Abstract

Keywords:
childcommunity acquired pneumoniacomplicationrisk

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