Community Acquired Pneumonia (Without Effusion) Care Guideline
Community Acquired Pneumonia (Without Effusion) Care Guideline
Inclusion Criteria ? Previously healthy children Children > 2 years or Children < 2 years April ? Sept or Oct ? March with a negative
VRP Exclusion Criteria Presence of a tracheostomy ? use LRTI with Trach Care Guideline Presence of empyema (pus in the pleural cavity) - use Empyema Care Guideline Healthcare acquired pneumonia Children < 2 years with positive VRP Oct ? March (consider Bronchiolitis care
guideline) Infants < 90 days of age PICU status
Assessment: Immunization status, respiratory status (increased rate for age, signs of increased work of breathing such as retractions or use of accessory muscles), crackles, decreased or abnormal breath sounds other than stridor or wheezing. Interventions: check VRP, chest Xray (if not already done), pulse oximetry, oxygen to keep sats 93%, IV hydration if clinically indicated (increased insensible losses or unable to tolerate PO).
If VRP negative,
consider
Amoxicillin 45 mg/kg/
dose oral q. 12 hrs
No
OR
If suspicious of atypical
pathogen, consider
Azithromycin 10mg/kg/
day (max 500mg) for 5
days (mild-mod) or 7
days (severe)
If VRP positive, do not start antibiotics. If on
antibiotics ? discontinue, consider
exception for adenovirus or
influenza
Temp 39.0
Yes
WBC > 15,000
Yes
Suspicion of
No
pneumococcal
pneumonia/
ba cte rem ia
Suspicion of em pyema, pneumatocele,
MRSA
See Empyema Care Guideline
Recommendations/ Considerations
Age is the best predictor of the likely pathogen.
Viruses are the most common cause of pneumonia in children < 3 yrs of age
Bacterial pneumonia should be considered in children < 3 yrs of age when there is a fever > 39 C, retractions, RR > 40/min, and WBC > 20,000
Primary bacterial pneumonia is unlikely if a wheeze is present in a preschool child
For older children, a history of difficulty breathing is the best indicator of bacterial pneumonia
CPT is not beneficial and should not be performed
Obtain blood culture Administer Ampicillin 50 mg/kg/ dose q. 6 hrs; MAX 2 Gm q. 6 hrs
> 40kg, add Azithromycin if diffuse infiltrates
Continued Considerations Saline lock IV once tolerating oral fluids Change to oral antibiotics upon clinical improvement If fever or worsening symptoms after 48hrs, re-evaluate and consider other
complications, including empyema
Patient Education KidsHealth handout: Pneumonia (parent
version)
Discharge Criteria Diet tolerated and adequately hydrated Vital signs stable No supplemental O2 needed for at least 24 hrs Meets room air criteria* Follow-up care coordinated
*Room Air Criteria O2 sat > 90% RR WNL for age
Infants 30-60 Toddlers 24-46 Preschoolers 22-34 School age 16-30 Adolescents 16-20
Approved Care Guidelines Committee 7/15/09 Revised 5/19/10, 1-25-11, 5-21-14 Reviewed 5-17-17
Reassess the appropriateness of Care Guidelines as condition changes and 24 hrs after admission. This guideline is a tool to aid clinical decision making. It is not a standard of care. The physician should deviate from the guideline when clinical judgment so indicates.
? 2017 Children's Hospital of Orange County
References Community Acquired Pneumonia Care Guideline Bradley JS, Byington CL, et al. The Management of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Infants and Children Older Than 3 Months of Age: Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2011 October (53): e25-d76. Ross RK, Hersh AL, et al. Impact of Infectious Diseases Society of America/Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Guidelines on Treatment of Community-Acquired Pneumonia in Hospitalized Children. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2014 January, 58 (6): 834-838. 4d25-4c37-8dff-d5e98ceb338e
Revised 4/4/17; Reviewed 5/17/17
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