CARE OF CHILDREN UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE WITH PATHOLOGIES OTHER THAN ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTION OR COVID-19 IN THE SAN IGNACIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURING THE FIRST MANDATORY SOCIAL ISOLATION.

Abstract

Objective: Describe the epidemiological profile of children under 18 years of age seen at the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio for etiology other than acute respiratory infection or confirmed COVID-19 during the first mandatory social isolation.

Methodology: A retrospective descriptive observational retrospective study of the records of patients under 18 years of age attended at the Hospital Universitario San Ignacio for pathology other than acute respiratory infection or COVID-19, from March 24 to August 31, 2020.

Results: Of 955 patients collected, a decrease of around 85% of care compared to previous periods, 461 (48%) consulted for non-respiratory causes or diagnosis of SARS COV 2 infection. 40.3% were aged 0 to 3 years and 33.2% were aged 12 to 17 years. Twenty-five percent corresponded to acute chronic pathology and 75% of the visits required hospitalization. The main global diagnoses were neonatal jaundice, acute appendicitis, urinary tract infection and adolescent mental health pathology. 

Conclusions: Most patients had acute and non-preventable pathologies.  There was evidence of late consultations, more severe clinical conditions with a higher percentage of hospitalization, and a significant number of mental health problems in the adolescent group.