Table 6 Level III primary interventions (Ellis score) ranked by Oxford classification
Diagnosis | Patients | Prescribed therapeutic intervention | Oxford classification | Appropriate therapeutical intervention | Oxford classification | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Moderate dehydration | 3 | IV 0.9% ClNa bolus – Time of rehydration: 24 hours | D | Oral rehydration solution, 30–80 cc/Kg in 3–4 hours | B{2b} | 20 |
Community acquired pneumonia (<5 years) | 2 | Antibiotic therapy <3 days | D | Ampicillin/Chloramphenicol/Ceftriaxone | D{5} | 21 |
Cyanotic crisis due to cyanotic congenital heart disease | 1 | Meperidine, Ethylephrine, Oxygen | D{5}, D | Meperidine | D{5} | 26 |
Facial cellulitis | 1 | Ceftazidime, Vancomycin | D{5} | Oxacillin, Cephalosporin | D{5} | 20 |
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura* | 1 | Platelets, Dexamethasone | D{5} | Systemic corticosteroids | A{1b} | 44 |
Anal fissure | 1 | Zinc oxide | D | Topical anaesthetic or glyceryl trinitrate | A{1b} | 45, 46 |
Kawasaki disease | 1 | Acetylsalicylic acid | D | Intravenous immunoglobulin, acetylsalicylic acid | A{1a} | 47, 48 |