Keywords
Respiratory syncytial virus infections
Intensive Care Unit
How to Cite
Copyright © | All rights reserved.
The journal holds the exclusive copyright for the publication of this article under the terms of Brazilian law 9610/98.
Partial reproduction
The use of parts of the texts, figures and questionnaire of the article is free, being mandatory the citation of the authors and journal.
Total reproduction
It is expressly prohibited and must be authorized by the journal.
Abstract
Objective: Describe the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of children admitted with severe acute respiratory syndrome, symptoms, and hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit. Methods: Cross-sectional study, with data from OPENDATASUS that included children aged 0 to 11 years, hospitalized in a public pediatric hospital in Macapá, Amapá, Brazil, between 2021 and 2024. Results: The majority of participants are male; the main clinical manifestations presented in the study were: cough (45%), fever (43%), runny nose (31%), headache (31%), dyspnea (22%). It is observed that most patients, around 60%, were hospitalized and the prevalent age group admitted to the ICU was 0 to 4 years old (around 60%). Conclusion: This study showed a predominance of male hospitalizations, with children under two years old being more affected by cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and several cases requiring ICU admission. More studies will be needed for a better understanding of the seasonality of flu syndromes in the pediatric and Amapá populations.
References
AMORIM AA, et al. Análise epidemiológica da Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave (SRAG) com ênfase na covid-19 em Goiás. Revista Ibero-Americana de Humanidades, Ciências e Educação, 2022; 8(5):405-422.
BRASIL. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Estimativa Populacional, 2021.
CAMARGO LF, et al. Hesitação e recusa vacinal: a pandemia de COVID 19 nos discursos anti vacina brasileiros, 2022.
CUSTÓDIO ACD, et al. Internações hospitalares e mortalidade por síndrome respiratória aguda grave: comparação entre os períodos pré-pandêmico e pandêmico. Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2021.
GRAHAM HR, et.al. Hypoxaemia and risk of death among children: rethinking oxygen saturation, risk stratification, and the role of pulse oximetry in primary care. Lancet Glob Health, 2024; 12(8).
GUGEL S, et al. Percepções acerca da importância da vacinação e da recusa vacinal: uma revisão bibliográfica. Brazilian Journal of Development, 2021; 7(3):2711-2722.
KIM L, et al. Hospitalization rates and characteristics of patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed coronavirus disease 2019. COVID-NET, 2020.
KLEIN K, et al. Coronavírus em pediatria: uma revisão integrativa. Revista Ciência & Humanização do Hospital de Clínicas de Passo Fundo, 2021; 1(1):89-104.
MIFSUD EJ, et al. Innate immune responses to influenza virus infections in the upper respiratory tract. Viruses, 2021; 13(10):2090.
MOURA BSP, et al. Pílulas da realidade: relatos autobiográficos dos estudantes de guia de turismo do proeja ifes em tempos de COVID-19. Edifes, 2022.
NACHEGA JB, et al. Assessment of clinical outcomes among children and adolescents hospitalized with COVID-19 in sub-saharan african countries. JAMA Pediatrics, 2022.
NIQUINI RP, et al. Description and comparison of demographic characteristics and comorbidities in SARI from COVID-19, SARI from influenza, and the brazilian general population. Caderno Saúde Pública, 2020; 10(6):110-114.
NOGUEIRA AL, et al. Estimativa da subnotificação de casos de SRAG no estado de Santa Catarina. Joinville: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, 2020.
OLIVEIRA WK, et al. Como Brasil pode conter a covid-19. Caderno Serviço Saúde, 2020; 29(2):29-34.
PERIN J, et al. Global, regional and national causes of under mortality in 2019: an updated systematic analysis with implications for the sustainable development goals. Lancet Child Adolesc Health, 2022.
Rao S, et al. Syncytial virus, influenza and coronavirus disease 2019 hospitalizations in children in Colorado during the 2021-2022. J Pediatric, 2023; 20(260):113491.
ROSA FP. Síndrome respiratória aguda grave: suporte ventilatório em pacientes da rede hospitalar da cidade de Passo Fundo–RS, 2022.
SAMADIZADEH S, et al. COVID-19: Why does disease severity vary among individuals? Respiratory Medicine, 2021; 180:106356.
SAMANTA MO, et al. Vaccine effectiveness against life-threatening influenza illness in US Children, Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2022.
SANTOS RG, et al. Perfil clínico-epidemiológico de crianças hospitalizadas: um recorte do período pandêmico e não pandêmico. Escola Anna Nery, 2021.
SOLTANI J, et al. Pediatric coronavirus disease 2019: an insight from west of Iran. North Clin Istanb, 2020.
SOUZA NHR. Vacinação infantil da Covid-19 e desinformação: a contribuição dos discursos políticos negacionistas para a proliferação da infodemia. Revista Eixos Tech, 2024.