Antibiotic Prescription in Children Hospitalized for Community-acquired Pneumonia

An observational study to document the antibiotic treatment rate of children hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia at a pediatric department with longstanding practice of restrictive antibiotic prescribing. Patients will be enrolled consecutively and treated according to in-house standard operating procedure. Antibiotic treatment rate, severity of disease and medical complication rate in antibiotic and non-antibiotic managed children, frequency of predefined factors in physician decision making on antibiotic use, and parental satisfaction will be recorded. Parents will be contacted at least 4 weeks after discharge to inquire about recurrence or readmission.

• Number of medical complications [Срок оценки: During hospitalization, an average of 7 days]
• Factors in physician decision making on antibiotic prescription [Срок оценки: During hospitalization, an average of 7 days]
• Parental satisfaction [Срок оценки: At discharge, assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days]
• Hospitalization duration [Срок оценки: At discharge, assessing the entire duration of the hospital stay, an average of 7 days]
• Number of children with relevant comorbidity [Срок оценки: During hospitalization, an average of 7 days]
• Days of supplemental oxygen use [Срок оценки: During hospitalization, an average of 7 days]
• Use of antipyretic medications [Срок оценки: During hospitalization, an average of 7 days]
• Number of complementary medicine medications used per child [Срок оценки: During hospitalization, an average of 7 days]
• Number of readmissions for pneumonia or new pneumonia recurrences within 4 weeks of hospital discharge [Срок оценки: 4 weeks after end of hospitalization]