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ASSESSMENT OF HYPOALBUMINEMIA IN PNEUMONITIS IN CHILDREN FROM 2 MONTHS TO UNDER 5 YEARS OLD AT CA MAU OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY HOSPITAL 2022-2023
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Background: Pneumonia is a leading cause of mortality in children worldwide. To further understand the impact of reduced serum albumin on the condition of children with pneumonia, we have proceeded this research. Objectives: (1) To determine the rate of hypoalbuminemia in hospitalized children with pneumonia at Ca Mau Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. (2) To assess the association between hypoalbuminemia and pneumonia in children from 2 months to under 5 years old at Ca Mau Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 202 children aged 2 months to under 5 years who were diagnosed with pneumonia and admitted to Ca Mau Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital from 11/2022 to 04/2023. Results: The rate male patients accounted for 55.9% and female patients accounted for 44.1%. The mean age of patients was 21,75 ± 15,59 months-old. The most patients in the group from 2 months to 2 years-old accounted for 59.9%. The average serum albumin levels in the study subjects was 38,43±2,27g/L. The rate of pneumonia patients with low serum albumin levels and those without low serum albumin was 22.8% and 77.2% respectively. The percentage of male patients with low serum albumin levels was 16.8%, higher than female patients with 5.9%, the differences were statistically significant, p<0,05. The proportion of patients with hypoalbuminemia in group from 2 months to 2 years-old accounted for 14.9% higher than the group from 2 to under 5 years-old with a rate of 7.9%, but the differences were not statistically significant, p>0,05. The proportion of patients with hypoalbuminemia in pneumonia level was 20,3%, higher than the 3% in the group severe pneumonia (p>0.05). Similarly, the proportion of patients with hypoalbuminemia in pneumonia who received ≥2 types of antibiotics was 2.5%, in the group who received 1 type of antibiotic was 4%, (p<0.05). Conclusion: Hypoalbuminemia in pediatric pneumonia was related to sex, the proportion of boy patients was higher than that of girls. Hypoalbuminemia in pediatric pneumonia was not a factor associated with the severity or increase in the number of antibiotics used in pneumonia
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Pneumonia, serum albumin levels, children.
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