Merits and demerits of diagnostic code of severe pneumonia in children

Childhood pneumonia, especially severe pneumonia is the leading cause of death in children under 5 years old, so, early diagnosis and reasonable management are particularly important for reducing mortality of children with severe pneumonia.At present, the diagnostic criteria of severe pneumonia in children is not unified, resulting in the lack of comparability in clinical research of different hospital.The policy guidance of clinical research is weak in Chinese future development of appropriate countermeasures.This paper mainly introduces the diagnosis criteria of severe pneumonia from China, World Health Organization, British and American in children, illustrates their advantages and disadvantages, and to provide a reference for pediatricians in using different diagnostic criteria. Key words: Severe pneumonia; Diagnostic criteria; Child