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Introduccion: La Infeccion Respiratoria Aguda (IRA) es un evento de interes en salud publica para el departamento del Atlantico por su gran impacto en morbi-mortalidad. Objetivo: describir las caracteristicas epidemiologicas de pacientes con IRA en el hospital Juan Dominguez Romero (JDR) del municipio de Soledad (Atlantico) durante el ano 2013. Materiales y Metodos: Se realizo un estudio observacional, descriptivo, retrospectivo. La recoleccion de los datos se realizo a traves de la revision de las historias clinicas y las fichas de notificacion epidemiologicas del Instituto Nacional de Salud en cada uno de los pacientes atendidos en urgencias y consulta externa del hospital JDR y que cumplieran con el criterio de inclusion durante el periodo de estudio. Resultados: Se analizaron 663 historias clinicas de pacientes con diagnostico de IRA. El 57% correspondieron a casos de infeccion respiratoria aguda grave, mientras que el 43% restante a enfermedad similar a la influenza. El 66,1% de los pacientes con IRA se registraron durante el segundo semestre del ano 2013; mientras que el 33,9% restante durante el primer semestre. La mayoria de los pacientes eran del sexo hombre (52,2%) y las etapas del desarrollo mas frecuentes fueron: lactantes menores (36%), adultez (13,7%), adulto mayor (11,8%), lactantes mayores (11,6%) y preescolar (11%). Los signos y sintomas mas frecuentes en la poblacion objeto de estudio fueron: tolerancia a via oral (70,9%), tos (69,4%), fiebre (69,2%) y dificultad respiratoria (66,1%). Conclusion: Los resultados del presente trabajo contribuyen al conocimiento de las caracteristicas epidemiologicas de las personas afectadas por esta enfermedad.  ABSTRACT Introduction: Acute Respiratory Infection (ARIs) events as well as the morbidity and mortality associated to them are very important in Atlantico state. Objective: The aim of this study was making an epidemiologic characterization of the patients with ARIs at Juan Dominguez Romero (JDR) Hospitalin the town of Soledad (Atlantico), during 2013 Methodology: An observational, descriptive and retrospective study was conducted. The collection of data was performed reviewing clinical charts and notification cards of the National Institute of Health of every patient seen in the emergency department and the outpatient clinic that fulfill the inclusion criteria during the period of the study. Results: Analysis of 663 charts of patients with diagnosis of IRA was completed. Of these cases 57% were cases of severe IRA while the 43% were considered a disease similar to influenza. The 66.1% of the patients with IRA were registered during the second semester of 2013 and the 33.9% during the first semester. The majority of the patients were men (52.2%). The developmental stages more often seen in patients with IRA were as follows: children under 1 year (36%), adults (13.7%), adults >60 years (11.8%), children 12-23 months (11.6%), toddlers 2-5 years (11%). The signs and symptoms more frequently seen in the studied population were: nausea/vomiting 70.9%, cough 69.4%, fever 69.2% and respiratory distress 66.1%. Conclusions: This study results represent a contribution to the knowledge about the epidemiologic characteristics of the population affected by this condition

Caracterización Epidemiológica de Pacientes con Infección Respiratoria Aguda (IRA) en un Hospital de Segundo Nivel en la Región Caribe colombiana