Perfil epidemiológico de crianças internadas no setor pediátrico de um Hospital Geral

Abstract

The epidemiological profile of hospital sectors, when known, supports management decisions to improve care processes. Objectives: To identify the epidemiological profile of children hospitalized in a pediatric ward of a large hospital, regional reference, over a year. The Epidemiological Profile was compared according to the seasons of the year and characterized the children hospitalized in the study period according to gender, age and reason for hospitalization. Methodology: This is a descriptive cross-sectional quantitative study, carried out using the statistical records of the hospital under study. Main results: The data show that in the winter months there is a greater number of hospitalizations for respiratory diseases, which coincides with the increase in the rate of hospital stay. The main reasons for hospitalization were respiratory, surgical, neurological and hospitalizations for other causes. For respiratory diseases, there was a variation in the number of hospitalizations throughout the year, with the prevalence of months from May to October; in eight of the 12 months analyzed, male children prevailed and the prevalent age groups were, respectively, up to one year of age, from one to three years and from four to six years. Conclusion: The highest hospitalization rates occurred in the cold months according to the seasonality and the diseases reach more children in the lower age group (sic).