THE MANIFESTATON FEATURES OF ACUTE RESPIRATORY DISEASES IN INFANTS

According to WHO, acute respiratory diseases are at the forefront of the incidence rate of infants and are among the most common diseases due to which children are hospitalized. The aim of the research was to analyze the structure of morbidity and features of the course in acute respiratory diseases in infants with the study of the frequency of leading nosological forms that required inpatient treatment. A retrospective analysis of the medical records of inpatients (3845 children), treated during 2016-2018 was conducted. The study found that there is a tendency for an increase in the number of infants who require inpatient treatment, as well as an increased number of nosologies in the treated children. As the underlying disease, the first place in the structure of the morbidity belonged to acute respiratory viral infections. In the dynamics of the studied years, an increase in the frequency of acute obstructive bronchitis was noted. This pathology has the second place in the structure of morbidity among hospitalized children. The permanent third place in the structure of nosologies belongs to acute pneumonia. The premorbid background of most children with bronchial obstruction syndrome and acute community-acquired pneumonia was aggravated. The most commonly determined disorders were I-II degree anemia, overweight, impaired calcium metabolism, aggravated allergic history, transient immune deficiency. Conclusions. Our analysis of the structure of acute respiratory pathology in infants who required inpatient treatment showed that in the dynamics of 2016-2018, there was an increase in cases of acute obstructive bronchitis and acute community-acquired pneumonia. The study of general structure of nosologies in children treated at the inpatient department revealed an increase in their number and a tendency for the formation of comorbid pathology in infants.