Análise de Série Temporal da mortalidade neonatal tardia nos pacientes internados em Sergipe de 1998 a 2013

Abstract

Objectives: This study aims to temporarily analyze the amount of deaths that occur in the late neonatal period in the state of Sergipe , between the years 1998 and 2013 . Methods: was analyzed in time series hospitalizations of children in late neonatal period 1998-2013 from the Hospital Information System ( SIHD ) , these data are related to procedures performed in hospitals that are reference in the state of Sergipe between 1998 and 2013 Main results: 4,182 hospitalizations of children were analyzed in the late neonatal period from January 1998 to December 2013. In 1998 happened 295 hospitalizations ; in 2008 there was a decrease to 156, held in 2009 with 193, but gradually progressed to 342 in 2013. Regarding hospitalizations by gender, males were 54% ( 2,245 / 4,182 ) of the cases and 46 % ( 1,937 / 4,182 ) were female. Hospital mortality during the study period was 10% ( 400/4182 ) , ranging between 5 and 16 % over the years . There was a decline in the intensive care unit from 1998 to 2009 , but in 2010 there was a considerable increase in their use , with a peak in 2011 and remained constant in 2012 and 2013 . Conclusion: there was an initial decrease in mortality and the rate of late neonatal admissions in the first 10 years of our study, but from 2008 these parameters began to rise gradually. More studies are needed to clarify the reason why this phenomenon occurred.