HOSPITALIZATION TIME OF PATIENTS UNTIL ONE COMPLETE YEAR OF AGE WITH ACUTE VIRAL BRONCHIOLITIS IN 2020 AT A MATERNAL-INFANTIL HOSPITAL FROM THE CARBONIFEROUS REGION

Authors

  • Andressa De Marco Machado
  • Fabiane Rosa E Silva
  • João Vítor Santana Mendes UNESC
  • Mariana Dornelles Frassetto
  • Monique Consenso Saviato
  • Kristian Madeira

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18616/inova.v13i3.8284

Abstract

The study aims to discuss the hospitalization time in a pediatric infirmary for patients diagnosed with Acute Viral Bronchiolitis (AVB), aged up to one year zero months and zero days, in addition to its 2020 incidence. AVB is an acute infection of the bronchiolar portions of the respiratory tract, causing impaction of intraluminal mucus, with the main agent being Respiratory Syncytial Virus. Its prevalence is seasonal with periods of greater infection from May to September. Risk factors for severe cases are age < 6 months, attending to day care centers, previous lung disease, prematurity, congenital heart disease, smoker family member, Down syndrome, immunodeficiency and high vulnerability index. Descriptive observational study, based on the analysis of Hospital Admission Authorizations of patients admitted to a pediatric ward due to AVB aged ≤ 365 days in 2020. The variables used were age, sex, month of hospitalization and length of stay. The study population were 12 patients, 6 months old were the average age and it has shown a male predominance. 4 days were the average hospitalized length, with the most hospitalized patients in March. The study showed a reduction in the number of cases and a shorter average internation length, with March, September and December being the most prevalent months, while generally winter in the southern hemisphere is the period with the highest prevalence. respiratory diseases in general.

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Published

2023-12-08