Influência do Período Pandêmico do COVID-19 em Internamentos Prevalentes Pediátricos em um Hospital Público

Angela de Souza Cajuhi, Ana Carolaine de Souza Batista, Cleuma Sueli Santos Suto

Abstract

The present study aims to analyze the profile of the most prevalent causes of hospitalizations in children under 10 years of age, in a public hospital in Pernambuco, during the COVID-19 pandemic period. This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, retrospective and descriptive research. DATASUS was used to collect data, using a data collection instrument built by the authors. The data were organized and processed, under simple statistics, using Microsoft Excel, which allowed the creation of tables and graphs to present the results and discuss the findings. Of the total number of hospitalizations, 56% were male, 77% were mixed race/color, the most common age range was <1 year for general causes and 1-4 years for external causes. As for the nature of the service, 99% was urgent; Among the causes, 60% were due to conditions in the neonatal period and 27% respiratory diseases. The pandemic changed the pattern of hospitalizations with an initial drop in hospitalizations for general causes and a subsequent increase in 2021, concentrated in respiratory causes, in addition to an increase in hospitalizations for external causes. It is concluded that the pandemic period affected the most prevalent causes of pediatric hospitalizations.

Author Biographies

Angela de Souza Cajuhi, Dom Malan - Instituto Social Medianeiras da Paz/PE

Enfermeira Especialista em Saúde da Criança do Hospital Dom Malan-ISMEP/PE; Enfermeira Obstetra pelo Hospital Geral Roberto Santos/SESAB; Bacharela em Enfermagem pela Universidade do Estado da Bahia - UNEB.

Cleuma Sueli Santos Suto, Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB)

Enfermeira (UEFS), Doutorado e Mestrado em Enfermagem pela Escola de Enfermagem (UFBA). Especialista em Obstetrícia e Saúde Pública. Professora Adjunta da Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), Campus VII. Docente Permanente do Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências do Cuidar em Saúde (UNEB) e do Mestrado Profissional em Enfermagem (UEFS). Integrante dos grupos de pesquisa Grupo QUALES (UNEB) e COGITARE (UEFS). Pesquisadora da Teoria da Representações Sociais e das temáticas: HIV/Aids, IST, sexualidade, atenção básica e enfermagem. 

Published
2024-12-04