TREATMENTS AND OUTCOME OF BRONCHIOLITIS CASE AVALIATION OF PRE AND POST PANDEMIC ERA BRONCHIOLITIS CASES IN HC OF BOTUCATU

• Grant number: 23/00722-8
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: May 01, 2024
• End date: April 30, 2025
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Medicine - Medical Clinics
• Principal Investigator: Joelma Gonçalves Martin
• Grantee: Andrea Johanna Ribeiro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina (FMB). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Acute Viral Bronchiolitis is a viral disease that affects children up to 2 years of age and is most commonly found in young infants, being usually more severe in newborns between 2 and 5 months of age. This disease can be caused by various agents such as coronavirus, influenza, parainfluenza and some enteroviruses, however the most common is RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus). Despite being a disease of variable severity, with a predominance of mild cases, it is marked by great morbidity, being the main cause of infant hospitalization during the first year of life. There are no specific treatments for the disease, the most common assistance for this disease is providing oxygen to the infant, cleaning the airways, hydration, breastfeeding and supportive medication. Although it is not recommended, due to the suffering caused by the disease to the family and the discomfort of health professionals, the administration of drugs such as antibiotics and bronchodilators is frequent.At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, health agencies and the federal government established distancing and isolation rules which, in addition to preventing the spread of the SARS-Cov 2 virus, were also responsible for reducing cases of bronchiolitis, leading to to epidemiological and even therapeutic changes in this disease in question. However, with greater flexibility in isolation and the large increase in agglomerations in the post-vaccination period, it is necessary to analyze whether there will be a change in this epidemiological scenario with a possible increase in the number of registered cases of AVB in the Pediatric Emergency Room of the Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu.