Chest x-ray findings and outcomes of children with suspected ventilator-associated pneumonia

Sumarni, Neni; Kosim, Muhammad Sholeh; Supriatna, Mohamad; Sudijanto, Eddy

doi:10.14238/pi52.4.2012.09

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“…A past study on the correlation between PEI values and the mortality of children with DSS concluded that>15% of PEI values are a risk factor for respiratory failure in DSS. 10 In this patient, the chest RLD X-ray resulted in the presence of pleural effusion with a PEI value of 38% which according to a previously stated research, the patient is in the risk of respiratory failure and must be strictly monitored for blood pressure, respiratory rate, heart rate, bleeding signs and hemodynamics.…”

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Determination of Dengue Viral Infection Severity in Pediatric Based on Physical Examination and Laboratory Tests: A Case Study of a 7 Months Old Baby With Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever

Syahputra¹,

Kusumaningrum²,

Apriani³

et al. 2020

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Background: Dengue viral infection can infect people of all ages, including infants less than 1-year-old. The Disease severity of dengue infection consists of asymptomatic infection and symptomatic infection. The symptomatic infection has varying degrees of severity: undifferentiated fever, dengue fever, DHF, and Dengue Shock Syndrome (DSS). Method: The data obtained by interviewing the patients' parents for the symptoms and patients' medical records for information on the treatments and examinations. Case: A 7 months old baby arrived at the hospital with a continuous abrupt 3 days fever, the condition is accompanied by watery stool two times a day, vomiting once a day. Discussion: The patient arrived at the hospital with a continuous abrupt 3-day fever. The results of the physical examination showed a positive tourniquet test and palpable liver. The laboratory test results showed that the patient has thrombocytopenia, and the chest x-ray results showed that the patient has pleural effusion. Conclusions: The patient was diagnosed with DHF without shock and sent home after the patient got fluid therapy, supportive, and symptomatic treatments.

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