Prevalência de internações em prematuros

Abstract

Objectives: Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are the main comorbidities of public health, being one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in childhood. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the cause of hospitalizations for respiratory complications of children up to 1 year of age at the Hospital São Vicente de Paul (HSVP) in Passo Fundo, from January 1 to December 31 2017. Methodology: A cross-sectional study with 265 patients admitted to a tertiary hospital from January 1 to December 31, 2017. Descriptive analysis and distribution of mortality and days of hospitalization according to risk factors. Results: The profile of the 265 hospitalizations due to respiratory complications showed a predominance of males (66%), with 28.3% of cesarean deliveries, with 76.3% of patients coming from Passo Fundo. The vast majority stayed in the hospital for a maximum of 10 days (61.5%) and the most common Apgar ranged from 8 to 10 in 27.7% of the patients. 24.5% of the births were premature, with predominance of 13.5% with gestational age between 33 and 37 weeks. The most common respiratory condition was Bacterial Pneumonia (24.9%). Conclusions: When compared to other studies, the profile of births is very similar, showing the need to identify the signs of risk in pregnancy in order to avoid premature and low birth weight, to minimize respiratory complications in this population.