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Impaired Gas Exchange: Prognostic Clinical Indicators of Short‐Term Survival in Children with Acute Respiratory Infection
Author(s) -
Pascoal Lívia Maia,
Oliveira Lopes Marcos Venícios,
Chaves Daniel Bruno Resende,
Beltrão Beatriz Amorim,
Nunes Marília Mendes,
da Silva Viviane Martins,
Sousa Freire Vanessa Emille Carvalho
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of nursing knowledge
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.545
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2047-3095
pISSN - 2047-3087
DOI - 10.1111/2047-3095.12203
Subject(s) - medicine , hypoxemia , prospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , respiratory system , pediatrics , emergency medicine
PURPOSE To establish prognostic indicators of survival for impaired gas exchange (IGE) (00030). METHODS Secondary analysis of data from an open prospective cohort developed with a group of 136 children with acute respiratory infection (ARI). FINDINGS On Day 1, IGE (00030) was present in 42.6% of the sample. New cases arose until the last day of evaluation. With regards to defining characteristics, only hypoxemia and abnormal skin color were associated with a higher risk of developing diagnosis. CONCLUSIONS Children with ARI who exhibit hypoxemia and abnormal skin color had a worse prognosis for IGE (00030). IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSE PRACTICE Nurses can use the research findings as a predictive marker of the evolution of the patient's health status.