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International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies
ISSN: 2028-9324     CODEN: IJIABO     OCLC Number: 828807274     ZDB-ID: 2703985-7
 
 
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Access in pediatric emergency department for respiratory infectious disease


Volume 7, Issue 3, August 2014, Pages 823–825

 Access in pediatric emergency department for respiratory infectious disease

Lucia Marseglia1, Gabriella D'Angelo2, Sara Manti3, Carmelo Salpietro4, and T. Arrigo5

1 Department of Pediatric, Gynecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Italy
2 Department of Pediatric, Gynecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Italy
3 Department of Pediatric, Gynecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Italy
4 Department of Pediatric, Gynecological, Microbiological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Messina, Italy
5 Unit of Pediatric Genetics and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Messina, Italy

Original language: English

Copyright © 2014 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract


Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of respiratory symptoms as motive for emergency room visits by pediatric patients, describing the major clinical syndromes.
Methods: Study population is composed of children aged 1 month - 16 years who presented at our emergency room with respiratory symptoms, over a 5-year period (from September 2008 to December 2013).
Results: The first year of life age group was most affected by respiratory problems. During the first 4 months of life, male patients represented the larger number of pediatric emergency room visits for respiratory problems. Bronchospasm emerged as the most frequent (36%) respiratory problem.
Conclusions: We describe the epidemiological profile of pediatric patients presenting at an emergency room with respiratory symptoms, finding a high prevalence of access to pediatric emergency room for upper and lower respiratory infections.


Author Keywords: Respiratory tract infection, respiratory symptoms, children, epidemiology, emergency room.


How to Cite this Article


Lucia Marseglia, Gabriella D'Angelo, Sara Manti, Carmelo Salpietro, and T. Arrigo, “Access in pediatric emergency department for respiratory infectious disease,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 823–825, August 2014.