O impacto da pandemia de Covid-19 no perfil de internações hospitalares de crianças no Nordeste

Abstract

Introduction: COVID-19, also known as SARS-CoV 2 had its first cases linked to the Huanan seafood wholesale market in December 2019. In children, the prevalence of asymptomatic patients is higher compared to the adult and elderly population . With the demand for hospitalization due to serious cases of COVID-19, there was a reallocation of hospital beds, resulting in an intensive reduction in elective activities, causing interruptions in routine hospital services Objective: to identify the change in the profile of hospitalizations according to ICD group -10 in the Northeast during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: this is a cross-sectional study that uses secondary data obtained through SIH-SUS on cases of hospitalizations in children (0-12 years old), according to their federative states in the Brazilian Northeast and the chapters of cid-10. Results: In the Brazilian Northeast there was a percentage reduction of 31.6% of the expected projection for the year 2020. All states in the Brazilian Northeast showed a decline in the number of hospitalizations. When analyzing the ICD-10 categories, the chapters that showed the greatest decline were chapter CID showed a decline; Chapter XVI, conditions originating in the perinatal period, was the one with the lowest percentage decline (-2.6%). Conclusion: The study showed that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on hospitalizations in children. There was a significant reduction in hospitalizations for respiratory diseases, which is probably due to protective measures for Covid-19.