Valoración de la temperatura corporal en niños febriles de 0-3 meses de edad que acuden a emergencia en el Hospital del Niño Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante, periodo septiembre 2022 – febrero 2023.

Abstract

Infants present with fever without infectious focus, the main cause being urinary tract infection and respiratory distress syndrome, occult bacteremia, enteritis, or other diseases. General objective: To determine the assessment of body temperature in febrile children aged 0-3 months attending the emergency room at the Dr. Francisco de Icaza Bustamante Children's Hospital, period September 2022 – February 2023. Methodology: A field, scriptive, quantitative, prospective, and cross-sectional study was conducted. Population: 250 infants in the NICU area. Technique: Indirect observation/Survey. Instrument: indirect observation matrix and questionnaire of questions. Results: The study consisted of an age of 0 – 15 days (85%), male (56%), with an urban origin (89%), of mestizo ethnicity (78%), with an adequate nutritional status (80%), the companion was the mother (85%), did not present mottled skin (76%), without pallor (80%), with coldness (74%), no infant presented cyanosis or weak pulse (100%), giving the score of 63% >7 points and 37% with a score of <7 points, prevailing diseases of respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal sepsis and unidentified fever. Conclusion: In most infants it is recommended to closely monitor body temperature due to their physiological immaturity and immature immune systems, an abnormal temperature, may indicate a serious infection or illness; being a challenge for all health personnel.