Abstract

The systematic review and meta-analysis of the prevalence of hypoxaemia among children with pneumonia in low-income and middle-income (LMIC) countries by Ahmed Ehsanur Rahman and colleagues is timely and emphasises some important current trends related to pulse oximetry and the identification of hypoxaemia in children with pneumonia.1 Firstly, Rahman and colleagues report a high prevalence of hypoxaemia at 31% (95% CI 26–36; 101 775 children) among all children under 5 years with WHO-classified pneumonia.

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