Patologías más frecuentes en el servicio de emergencia pediátrica del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso Cuenca, mayo-julio 2011

Abstract

In the data collected in the pediatric emergency service in the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, in the period from May to July 2011 was known what are the 10 most frequent causes of attention that compared to the pathology registered in hospitals, in which similar studies were made, we observed in Mexico the upper respiratory tract infections, followed by accidents and poisoning, infections of the digestive tract, acute asthma, pneumonia. In Argentina the main complaint was upper respiratory tract infection, asthma attacks and bronchiolitis, trauma, gastroenteritis, pharyngitis, otitis, rash, pneumonia, fever without source. In our hospital was registered similar pathology of the upper respiratory tract, lower accidents within these registered trauma, penetrating wounds, and also gastrointestinal disorders. Objective: To determine the ten most common diseases in the pediatric emergency service in the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital May-July 2011. Material and Methods: A descriptive study was made; it was based on the universe of total patients who are attending to the pediatric emergency in the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital during the months May- July 2011. It was taken as reference the attentions the pediatric emergency service in 2010. They were 15,718 children. The Epiinfo program version 6.0 and SPSS version 15 was used. A total of 300 patients treated in the pediatric emergency were taken during the months of May-June and July 2011. Results: The 10 most frequent pathologies treated in the pediatric emergency service in the VCMH are: 1) ARI (Acute Respiratory Infection) with pneumonia (8.3%). 2) ARI without pneumonia (8%). 3) Stab wounds (7.3%). 4) Pharyngoamigdalitis (6.7%). 5) Mild ECT (Encefalo craneal trauma) (5.7%). 6) Inflammatory acute abdomen (4.7%). 7) UTI (Urinary Tract Infection) (4.3%). 8) Foreign body ingestion (4.3%). 9) Polytrauma (4%). 10) ADD (Acute Diarrheal Disease) without dehydration. All other diseases classified as others represent 43.3%. Conclusions: The importance of this study was to determine the most common diseases in the pediatric emergency service in the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, for better information about them and thus take preventive actions necessary to achieve holistically health pediatric community in our city