Prevalencia de las complicaciones en neumonías adquiridas en la comunidad en pacientes previamente sanos de 3 meses a 17 años de edad ingresados en el Hospital Roberto Gilbert Elizalde en el periodo 2020- 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Pneumonia is the main cause of childhood morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a wide clinical presentation according to the affected age group. Given the persistence of symptoms despite established treatment, we must have a high suspicion of the presence of associated complications. Objective: Determine the prevalence of complications in community-acquired pneumonia in previously healthy patients from 3 months to 17 years of age, admitted in the period 2020 -2022. Materials and methods: Observational study of a retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive nature. The population to be studied were pediatric patients from 3 months to 17 years old, who met the inclusion criteria required for the research in the determined period. Results: 102 patients met the inclusion criteria, of which similar involvement was demonstrated with respect to the affected sex. The complication with the highest frequency of presentation was pleural effusion with a total of 62%. The age group with the highest complications were preschoolers with 48%, 62% of patients did not have germ isolation Conclusions: It was determined that the frequency of complications associated with pneumonia is high in the clinical spectrum of patients without underlying diseases.