Rev. Soc. Bras. Enferm. Ped.2021;21(2):119-24.
Profile of school-age children undergoing surgery at a public hospital
DOI: 10.31508/1676-379320210017
Abstract
Objective
To characterize school-age children who underwent surgical intervention in a public hospital in the countryside of Minas Gerais.
Methods
Descriptive and retrospective study with a quantitative approach. Data from school-age children who underwent a surgical procedure from 2017 to 2019 were taken from the study hospital. The variables studied were sex, age, type and number of the surgical procedure, as well as its nature, specialty, city of residence, date of procedure and destination after surgery. Descriptive statistical analysis performed for all variables.
Results
A total of 825 pediatric patients were identified, 549 (66.6%) of whom were male and 1,127 surgeries were performed during this period. The specialty with the largest number of surgeries was Orthopedics and Traumatology (34.2%).
Conclusion
There was a sociodemographic profile of greater occurrence of surgery in younger and male children undergoing surgical procedures in the specialty of Orthopedics and Traumatology, especially urgent and emergency procedures.
Keywords: Health profile; Pediatric nursing; Surgical procedures