Perfil clínico-epidemiológico dos casos de pneumonia em crianças e idosos do município de Quixadá – Ceará

Abstract

The pneumonia (PMN) is considered an important problem of public health and the biggest cause of death for infectious illnesses in the world. Objective: Analyze the clinical and epidemiological cases of pneumonia in children and aged of the city of Quixadá-Ce. Methodology: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional quantitative approach, performed in 2011, which analyzed medical records of 133 people over 60 years and 109 children. Results: It was found that the most affected age group in children was 29 days to two years, female, type PMN community, usually with comorbidities asthma, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. In the elderly was eighty or more years, male, associated with stroke, diabetes and CHF, PMN-type aspiration. In the aged ones it was of eighty or more years, of the masculine sex, associates to the BIRD, DM and ICC, with PMN of the aspiratory type. Both with signals and symptoms of cough, fever and dyspnea, and the pleural spill as more common complication for the PMN. Physical therapy visits were conducted in children (60.6%) and elderly (53.4%), mainly techniques of vibration and compression \ decompression chest. Bronchodilators were among the most prescribed drugs for children and the elderly antiifectantes, anti-inflammatories and antibiotics, and combination with oxygen, nine children and 47 elderly and nasotracheal aspiration. Image exams were most requested and most common outcome of death in the elderly. Conclusions: This research allows us to know the specifics of local and global prevalent condition, protocols used and outcomes, including possible adjustments to the aiming hospital services for the protection and restoration of health of users.