Caracterización de la población con bronquiolitis en la Clínica infantil Colsubsidio en el año 2013

Abstract

Introduction: Bronchiolitis is the most common viral infection respiratory tract in children under 2 years. In Colombia there are few studies on this topic. This is the reason that motivates our study to assess the current situation of the Colombian population. Objective: Characterize the hospitalized population diagnosed with bronchiolitis in Clínica Infantil Colsubsidio Materials and Methods: Is a descriptive and retrospective study where characteristic demographic, clinical, paraclinical and treatment were reviewed in the medical records of patients hospitalized with bronchiolitis in Clínica Infantil Colsubsidio Results: 1230 stories were assessed, 906 met inclusion criteria. 55.7% were children. The mean age was 5.5 months. The main risk factor was being preterm (57%). The main isolated bacteria were respiratory syncytial virus, followed by adenovirus. We show that the drug most commonly used was salbutamol in 98%. 25% antibiotics were administered, because of suspected bacterial coinfection. The 65.78% had a hospital stay less than 5 days and 3.64% required admission to the intensive care unit. Mortality was 0%. Conclusion: The demographic characteristics of our population, the behavior of the disease, requirement of ICU and hospital stay are similar to those described in the literature. Findings indicate a large number of diagnostic aids and medication use, which requires that we rethink the management and adhere to current evidence.