Pneumonia Among Children Presenting to the Emergency Department With Chest Pain
Approximately 1 in 5 children presenting with chest pain and undergoing CXR had radiographic pneumonia. Pneumonia may be safely excluded among children with chest pain if there is no fever, tachypnea, crackles, or diminished breath sounds on examination.
Authors
- Susan C. Lipsett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4758-6905)
- Alexandra T. Geanacopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8928-5588)
- Mark I. Neuman
- Michael C. Monuteaux
- Alexander W. Hirsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4548-3598)
- Ella N. Neuman
Institutions
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Highland Community College - Kansas (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2025-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003472
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00