Prospective study of acute illness observational scale in children of age 2 months to 5 years with respiratory illness, its corelation with radiological findings prognosis and who grading of ARI in inpatients of teritiary care hospital

Abstract

: In children under the age of five, acute respiratory illness (ARI) is the leading cause of preventable mortality. For the early detection of seriousness andIn the current study, timely treatment of ARI Acute illness observation scale (AIOS) an illness severity was used. To study correlation of AIOS with WHO grading of pneumonia, radiological findings and prognosis in children of age 2 months to 5years.A two-month hospital-based prospective observational research was done on 80 children aged 2 to 59 months who were admitted to the hospital with pneumonia throughout the study period.: The association between AIOS score versus WHO grading ( severity) was statistically significant with P value of <0.0000001. There is a linear positive relationship between the AIOS score and WHO grading (severity the association between AIOS score and WHO grading (severity) is statistically significant with P value of <0.00001. There is a linear positive relationship between the AIOS score and duration of hospital stay. The association between AIOS score and duration of hospital stay is statistically significant with P value of <0.00001. The mean AIOS score at the time of admission was greater in cases which died than the cases which were discharged. AIOS scoring is useful in anticipate abnormal x-ray findings in acute respiratory illness in 2-59 months old children.