The queries in pediatric guards in different parts of the country they grew double in children from 5 to 12 years old due to an increase in cases of bronchiolitis, bronchitis and pneumonia. The situation forced the health authorities to redefine the criteria for patient care in order to “improve the access of the pediatric population to quality health services.”
A survey carried out by the agency NA detected that the situation causes a longer delay by families in health care.
Miguel Josécurrent associate director of the Specialized Maternal and Child Interzonal Hospital of Mar del Plata and director of the pediatric guard for 13 years, confirmed that “the predominant pathology is respiratory”.
The professional warned that in recent days “between 480 and 520 patients have been treated, which implies almost double the regular care on call with an estimated annual average of 270 patients per day.”
Consultations for bronchiolitis, bronchitis and pneumonia
Miguel José listed the consultations with the highest demand, highlighting first “bronchiolitis, especially in children under 5 years of age and bronchitis and different variables of pneumonia in slightly older patients.”
These queries come from Mar del Plata and Region VIII (its referral area), although they also add inquiries and referrals from other parts of the countrytaking into account that it is one of the “best prepared hospitals in the country”, he asserted.
Consistent with the foregoing, the authorities of the Garrahan Pediatric Hospital they informed the aforementioned agency that “indeed, respiratory diseases in minor boys and girls are on the rise.”
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What did the health authorities decide?
On Thursday, May 12, the country’s health authorities met to define an action plan aimed at “strengthen the pediatric care network against the increase in seasonal respiratory infections”, they communicated after the meeting.
The specialists announced that “it was possible to unify criteria for patient referral to improve the access of the pediatric population to quality health services.”
The Garrahan authorities, representatives of the Ministry of Health of the Nationthe Ministry of Health of the Province of Buenos Aires and the Posadas and El Cruce hospitals.
Gabriela Bauerwho chairs the Board of Directors stated that “institutionalize networks It makes it possible to detect which aspects can be reinforced according to the demand and complexity of the patients and to know how to relate to each other, having a clear idea of the role played by the different actors”.
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The expectations are focused on making this work possible both in Garrahan and in other tertiary hospitals, “a high capacity to respond to the demand of patients with chronic and/or complex diseases”it was informed.
Besides, Darío Barsottideputy medical director, contributed: “We want to put together a tool so that, among the hospitals in the SAMIC system, we have fluid communication with the Integrated System of Health Emergencies (SIES) that at the same time provides us with information about the place of origin of the patients and what needs they have”.
Through this tool, described the medical director, “we will be able to grant them the security that the care process is going to be adequate and within their geographical areas.”
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“It is expected that the peak may be at the end of May and June,” said the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health
sources of Buenos Aires Ministry of Health communicated to NA that “currently, in the pediatric hospitals, Pedro de Elizalde and Gutiérrez, the largest number of admissions are for respiratory symptoms, due to bronchiolitis.”
They also predicted thatthe peak is expected to be in late May and Juneeven extend until August”.
Taking the month of April as a starting point, “a level of top 15 percentin terms of hospitalizations due to acute respiratory failure (bronchiolitis), in the Pedro De Elizalde and Gutiérrez hospitals compared to April 2021,” they detailed.
In May the percentage continued to grow: “And in May there was already a 20 percent increase in the level of hospitalizations compared to May 2021,” remarked the Buenos Aires Ministry of Health.
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For his part, the associate director of the Materno Infantil, delved into some details related to the treatment of pediatric patients in the ward: “In patients from 0 to 5 years of age, as I said, the disease called bronchiolitisfor which we dedicate a minimum of an hour and a half to stabilize the little ones through the use of a puff with bronchodilators and corticosteroid assistance”, explained the professional.
As for the acute casesthe specialist assured that “offering them that time of attention and waiting for them to recover from the acute condition helps them to return home with a prescribed treatment and with the control order for the next day at the nearest municipal health center to his home,” he said.
The care strategy will be similar in the rest of the centers of the countrywhich would prevent the guards from collapsing, in order to maintain good care for each patient.
cases of hepatitis
As to hepatitis cases who receive care in Buenos Aires hospitals, official sources from the Buenos Aires Health portfolio stated that “there is a patient who is progressing favorably in Garrahan Hospital, after being transplanted for a case of acute hepatitis.
They also confirmed NA that it is not a resident of CABA. “In the rest of the public guards no cases were registered,” they added.
There were also no cases registered on the day of the date in the Maternal and Child Hospital.
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