Children with complicated pneumonia should be discharged from the hospital with oral instead of intravenous (IV) antibiotics when possible, according to a new study. The results showed no significant differences in treatment failure rates between PICC and oral antibiotics. Conversely, children discharged with PICCs experienced a higher rate of infections, adverse drug reactions, and hospital readmissions, with PICC complications occurring in 7.1% of children who received intravenous antibiotics.

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