Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To describe the profile of patients with sickle cell disease admitted to the Childrens Hospital of the Irma Dulce Social Works in Salvador city, Brazil. METHODS: Descriptive study through the analysis of hospitalization data registered in the book of Medical Residence in Pediatric Hematology and in the Hospital Information System, from March 2018 to March 2019. RESULTS: The main one cause of hospitalization is due to occlusive vessel crisis (59.5%) and the age group most affected is from 01 to 05 years (30%). Patients from Salvador city, capital of Bahia state, account for 65%. The average hospital stay is six days. Most patients still do not use hydroxyurea and 6% do not undergo regular outpatient follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Knowing the profile of patients with sickle cell disease can serve as a basis for improving the specific care that this public needs and for the development of actions for the early detection of the disease and the implementation of reference centers in the interior of the state of Bahia.
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