Hospitalizations for viral respiratory infections in children under 2 years of age: epidemiology and in-hospital complications [post]

2019 unpublished
Viral respiratory infection (VRI) is a frequent cause of hospitalization in children under 24 months of age. Prematurity or heart disease histories may be risk factors for complications in patients hospitalized for VRI. Objective To describe the epidemiological data of pediatric patients 1 to 24 months of age who were hospitalized for VRI and identify risk factors for the presence of in-hospital complications over a period of 5 years. Methods This was a cross-sectional study. The database was
more » ... mpiled by doctors, electronically validated by engineers and analyzed by statisticians. Patients with VRI (based on International Classification of Diseases [ICD-10] codes B974, J12, J120-J129X,
doi:10.21203/rs.2.16554/v1 fatcat:ime2rf3z6rbkvf36g5wpcuiwa4