Abstract

The pattern of diseases in all children examined and treated at the Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2 from 2017 to 2019 Objectives: Defining the pattern of diseases in all children examined and treated at the Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2 from January 1, 2017 to October 31, 2019. Methods: Retrospective, cross-sectional description study. Diseases were classified according to ICD -10. Results: There were a total of 31,965 times of pediatric patients examined and treated and treatment, including 21,722 outpatient visits (67.97%) and 10,234 inpatient visits (32.03%). The number of transferred patients was 149 (0.47%). The male/female ratio was 1.15. The main age group was from 1-5 years old (51.46%). The majority of patients were from Phong Dien district - Thua Thien Hue provine (65.51%). March and October of years were the months with the largest number of patients. In the outpatient area, the common diseases were respiratory diseases (46.63%), intestinal infections (10.50%) and other digestive diseases (9.30%). In inpatient area, the common diseases were respiratory diseases (39.04%), intestinal infections (19.04%) and perinatal diseases (18.37%). In the respiratory disease group, acute respiratory infections accounted for the majority (84.51%). In the gastrointestinal disease group, intestinal infections were the leading cause (65.0%). In the neonatal group, the common diseases were newborns affected by cesarean (29.10%), neonatal infections (24.15%) and neonatal jaundices (17.77%). Conclusion: The pattern of children diseases at the Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2 had the characteristics of the one of developing countries: the infectious diseases were predominate, of which the respiratory and digestive infections were the leading causes. Key words: patterns of diseases, Pediatric Department of Hue Central Hospital branch 2, respiratory diseases, digestive diseases, infections.

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