Cardiopatias congênitas de nascidos vivos: prevalência da região de abrangência do hospital regional de São Paulo no município de Xanxerê-SC

Abstract

Introduction: Congenital heart defects are anomalies that affect the physiological, anatomical and structural structure of the heart at the time of birth. They constitute the malformations that have the greatest impact on children's morbidity and mortality, and high costs with health services. Objective: This research aims to evaluate the prevalence of congenital heart defects at Hospital Regional São Paulo in Xanxerê – SC. Methodology: Cross-sectional prevalence study, covering the years 2016 to 2022, carried out by consulting electronic medical records of patients born in the hospital. Results: 256 medical records of mothers and newborns who had some type of congenital heart disease were evaluated. From the correlations, birth weight demonstrated a significant and positive correlation with gestational age (p = 0.001). In the correlation between newborn birth weight and diseases acquired during pregnancy, a significant and negative correlation was observed (p = 0.026). Regarding the diagnoses of newborns, the diagnosis of two or more associated CC showed a significant positive correlation with diseases acquired during pregnancy (p=0.03). This study also showed a significant positive correlation between the disease variables acquired during pregnancy and age (p=0.046) and multiparous conditions (p=0.009). The education variable showed a positive correlation with maternal age (p = 0.002). Prenatal care showed a negative correlation (p = 0.0001) in relation to newborns' diagnoses of two or more associated CC. Conclusion: It was concluded that the prevalence of congenital heart diseases in the region of this study is below the Brazilian rate.