Health Condition 1: J159- Unspecified bacterial pneumonia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Antibiotics: Early change of intravenous to oral antibiotics in severe pediatric pneumonia
Amoxyclav - 80mg/kg/day Q12H
Ceftriaxone-100mg/kg/day Q12H
for a duration of 2 days follow
Sponsors
Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education Research Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children of age 6 months to 5 years admitted as a case of severe pneumonia in JIPMER with having clinical improvements ( afebrile > 24 hours, hemodynamic stability, progressively reducing WBC count, ESR) after therapy for 2 days.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Children with complications of pneumonia like empyema, necrotizing pneumonia, extrapulmonary infection such as meningitis, arthritis, pericarditis. 2) Immunocompromised children 3) Intensive care unit admission at the time of first evaluation
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the duration of hospital stay between the conventional therapy and early streamlined groupTimepoint: At discharge. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Readmissions Cost of treatment between the 2 groups Timepoint: Follow up visit at 1 week and 1 month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactShapna Lakshmi T
Jawaharlal Institute Of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed