Características de las consultas de los recién nacidos en un servicio de emergencia pediátrica

Abstract

Introduction: the are by signifi-cant Objective: to describe the characteristics of newborn presentations to the pedriatric emergency department of a comprehensive health care provider between January 1 and December 31, 2018. Method: descriptive study by analysing medical re-cords and telephone interviews to mothers. Newborn, maternal and consultation variables were analysed. Results: 237 presentations were recorded, 209 of which corresponded to newborns, male neonates 53%, average age was 16 days. Diagnostics upon discharge were three categories:1) consultations childcare physiological processes Hospitalizationrate hospitalized: