Comprehensive Network Support Strategy for Patients under Six Years Old with Low Acute Respiratory Infection

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Hospital Posadas organizes annually since 2007 the care, follow-up and referral of children from 0 to 6 years with low acute respiratory infections (LARI) in order to face the pediatric epidemic and reduce child morbidity and mortality from this pathology. OBJECTIVE: to improve the transversality of the comprehensive network care strategy for the care of patients with LARI in the different levels of care of the public health system of health regions V, VII and XII of the Province of Buenos Aires, in order to contribute to the reduction of infant morbidity and mortality, strengthen health care networks and guarantee access to the population at the level of complexity required, according to the risk of their socio-health situation. METHODS: descriptive design linked to the report of the health intervention experience on the LARI and with a retrospective approach as a basis for the presentation of the strategy and the evaluation of results. RESULTS: Considering the entrance of users by Urgency, Neonatology, follow-up clinic and hospitalization, 1838 total events were registered (710 in hospitalization and 1128 in ambulatory) of wich 1560 were referenced. The average delay in the referral of hospital equipment to the territories was less than one day (19 hours) and less than that of outpatients. DISCUSSION: the intervention allowed increasing the number of users included in the strategy, favored joint work and the integration of interhospital health team