Neumonía bacteriana adquirida en la comunidad en pacientes pediátricos hospitalizados en UCI en el hospital inglés, durante el periodo de octubre 2022 a abril 2023.

Abstract

Pneumonia is an infectious pathology that compromises the amount of oxygen found in the body, this condition is high risk not only for adults but for children becoming fatal in paediatric patients if not treated in time and with the corresponding treatment. In recent years worldwide and in Ecuador there has been an increase in cases of morbidity and mortality caused by pneumonia considerably affecting children and adolescents. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Health of Ecuador in the years 2020 2021, 89.339 cases of community acquired pneumonia were reported, this being a factor of great importance due to its level of incidence and for the year 2022 a decrease in cases reaching 42.174, being surpassed by COVID 19 which is also another respiratory disease so it has been necessary to carry out a study and follow up to determine details and peculiarities about the pathology. The objective of this research is to analyse, investigate, provide information and knowledge that are useful to the community that is prepared or interested in issues related to the field of health, achieving all this with the support of a network of bibliographic research on the subject, analysis of medical histories that meet the parameters raised, that is, they belong to the age group of paediatric patients hospitalised in the ICU of the Hospital Inglés during the period of October 2022 to April 2023.