PROFILE OF PATIENTS PEDIATRICS SAMPLED AT THE MULTIPROFESSIONAL RESIDENCY IN AN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

Abstract

descriptive, retrospective study that included children hospitalized in Pediatric Wards and Infant Emergency Room, ofuniversitario hospital. Data was obtained from the records of evaluations carried out from May to October 2012. 404children were evaluated, among which 35 % were infants and 59 % were male. May was the month of highestincidence of hospitalizations (21.5%) and 58% were children from Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil. As for the number ofresidents, it had a frequency of four people/household (31.6 %), with the prevalence of income of two minimum wages(33.6 %) and among the total number of children, 38% receive some form benefit. The most occurring diseases arerelated to the respiratory tract (28.2%). The data allow us to characterize the sample group, understand the illnessprofile, as well as develop plans of health attention that prevent the aggravation of the diseases, in order to avoidhospitalizations future, suggesting the focus on prevention of breathing issues through primary attention.