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. 2017 Dec 29;4(4):153–158. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2017.12.002

Table 2.

Criteria to Consider IMCU/ICU admission for Pediatric CAP∗.

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    A child should be admitted to an ICU or IMCU:
    • o
      if the child acutely requires use of noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (e.g., continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), or bilevel positive airway pressure (BIPAP).
    • o
      If the child has impending respiratory failure.
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      If the child has sustained tachycardia, inadequate blood pressure or need for pharmacologic support of blood pressure or perfusion.
    • o
      If the child has altered mental status, whether due to hypercarbia or hypoxia, because of pneumonia.
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    A child should be admitted to an ICU:
    • o
      Pulse oximetry measurement of <92% on fractional inspired oxygen concentration of >0.50.
    • o
      If the child requires invasive ventilation via a non-permanent artificial airway (e.g., endotracheal tube).

∗Adapted with modification from Messinger AI, Kupfer O, Hurst A, Parker S. Management of Pediatric Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia. Pediatrics in review. 2017 Sep; 38(9):394 [8].