Frequency of hospitalizations due to hemolytic uremic syndrome in children from 0 to 14 years of age in Peru, period 2015 to 2022

Authors

  • Noé Atamari-Anahui Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud. Lima, Peru
  • Stephanie Cabello-Coca Hospital de Emergencias Villa el Salvador, Servicio de Pediatría. Lima, Peru
  • Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra Instituto de Investigación Nutricional. Lima, Peru
  • Carla Lisette Apeña-Cabrera Instituto Nacional de Salud del Niño, Servicio de Nefrología. Lima, Peru

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/anales.v84i2.25083

Keywords:

Hemolytic uremic syndrome, Epidemiology, Child, Peru

Abstract

Introduction. There are limited epidemiological reports of hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) in Latin America. Objective. To describe the frequency and characteristics of hospitalizations due to HUS in children aged 0 to 14 years. Methods. Descriptive study of secondary analysis was performed with data on hospitalizations due to HUS from healthcare institutions from Peru, 2015-2022. Results. Two hundred twenty-eight hospitalizations were registered, 52.2% were male, 88.6% were under five years old, and 11% were under one year old. The departments with more hospitalizations were Lima (133 cases) and Arequipa (46 cases). The institutions of the Ministry of Health (MINSA) and Social Security (EsSalud) reported 42.5% and 27.6% of hospitalizations. From 2015 to 2022, the incidence ranged from 0.42 to 1.13 cases/100,000 children under five years of age. Conclusions. Hospitalizations due to HUS were more frequent in children under five years of age and MINSA institutions.

Author Biographies

  • Noé Atamari-Anahui, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Unidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud. Lima, Peru

    Médico pediatra.

  • Stephanie Cabello-Coca, Hospital de Emergencias Villa el Salvador, Servicio de Pediatría. Lima, Peru

    Médico pediatra.

  • Giancarlo Alvarado-Gamarra, Instituto de Investigación Nutricional. Lima, Peru

    Médico pediatra, magíster en epidemiología clínica.

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2023-06-27

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Vol. 84 No. 2 (2023)

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Atamari-Anahui N, Cabello-Coca S, Alvarado-Gamarra G, Apeña-Cabrera CL. Frequency of hospitalizations due to hemolytic uremic syndrome in children from 0 to 14 years of age in Peru, period 2015 to 2022. An Fac med [Internet]. 2023 Jun. 27 [cited 2024 May 18];84(2):186-91. Available from: https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/anales/article/view/25083