Open AccessAnalysis of hospitalization rates for epilepsy in children between 2014 and 2020 in Bahia
Author(s) -
Maria Grasiele dos Anjos Gois,
Layne Nunes Lins,
Daniele Santos Fonseca,
Camila Osterne Muniz,
Marina Behne Mucci,
Bruna Araújo Fernandes,
Beatriz Murta Melo Oliveira,
Raquel Rebouças Paiva,
Gardênia Ellen Almeida de Amorim,
Emanuelle de Lima Oliveira,
Talita Tourinho Barbosa Martins,
Cinthia Nascimento Oliveira,
Paula Fonseca de Sena,
Larissa Neves da Paz,
Thaís Mudadu Carmona Machado,
Diana Castro de Jesus Lima,
Wilson da Silva Júnior
Publication year - 2021
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.5327/1516-3180.495
Subject(s) - epilepsy , medicine , pediatrics , incidence (geometry) , concomitant , age groups , disease , public health , demography , psychiatry , physics , nursing , sociology , optics
Background: Epilepsy is a neurological disease characterized by abnormal and excessive electrical discharges in the brain, with the occurrence of two or more seizures during 12 months, without causing fever, traumatic brain injury, hydroelectrolytic alteration or concomitant disease. Knowing the panorama of hospitalizations makes it possible to manage and direct resources in order to adapt to the needs of the age group. Objectives: Compare the age groups in relation to the number of hospitalizations for Epilepsy in Bahia between 2014 and 2020. Methods: Work carried out based on secondary data through public consultation to the DataSUS platform, through the Hospital Production System of the Unified Health System (SIH- SUS). All cases of hospitalization for epilepsy in children between January 2014 and December 2020, in the state of Bahia, were included. Results: The age group that presented the highest rate of hospitalization was 1-4 years old with an average of 39.49%, followed by the age group between 5-9 years old with 20.16%, in addition to those younger than 1 year old with 16, 70%, with the age groups between 10-14 years old and 15-19 being the last with 13.65% and 10% respectively. Conclusions: It is observed that there is a higher incidence rate of hospitalizations in children under 9 years of age, explained by the high rate of epilepsy that evolve, most of the time, with the disappearance in adolescence, elucidating the lowest rates in the age group over 10 years.