Severidad del asma en pacientes pediátricos que son atendidos en consulta externa en el Hospital General del Norte IESS Ceibos en el periodo julio del 2022 a abril del 2023.

Abstract

Introduction: asthma is currently one of the most common non-communicable chronic diseases in children, affecting worldwide. Objective: To determine the severity of the most frequent asthma in pediatric patients who are treated at the Hospital General del Norte IESS Ceibos. Materials and Methods: it is a Descriptive Observational Prospective and Crosssectional study where and included patients ≤14 years old, with a presumptive or definitive diagnosis of bronchial asthma, which reviewed the severity and family impact. Results: During the established period, 137 patients were studied, of whom 52 patients (37.95%) presented intermittent asthma, 43 patients (31.39%) presented mild persistent asthma, 28 patients (20.44%) presented moderate persistent asthma and 14 patients (10.22%) presented severe persistent asthma. Conclusions: the severity of asthma in the pediatric population who attended the Hospital General del Norte IESS Ceibos, the most frequent was intermittent asthma with 37.95% of the study sample.