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Rev Fac Med UNAM 2008; 51 (1)

Most frequent illness seen in an emergency room of a Pediatric Hospital

Quizamán MR, Neri MMC

Language: Spanish
References: 27
Page: 5-10
PDF size: 121.71 Kb.


ABSTRACT

A retrospective, transversal, and descriptive study including 16,095 patients, all under 15 years old, divided into observation room (958) and visits (15,137), received at the Emergency Room. The selected variables were: type of emergency, medical conditions, reassessments, inter-consultation, and insurance beneficiaries. Out of the total number, 8,471 were female and 7,724 male, with very similar age groups; 3,638 (22.6%) were actual emergencies and 12,457 (77.40%) were perceived emergencies. In the ambulatory visit group, the three most frequent medical conditions were as follows: Respiratory tract infections, 60%; diarrheic syndrome, 13.07%, and cranial traumatisms, 6.39%. In the observation unit, the most significant were: diarrheic syndrome, 44.9%; abdominal painful syndrome, 18.16%; and asthma crisis, 9.91%. The highest number of visits was for children under 6 years old (66.5%). The most significant conditions and the number of actual and perceived emergencies match literature data.


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