Foundation:

the COVID-19 pandemic greatly strained health services throughout the world and Cuba was no exception. Although the proportion of confirmed cases in children was lower, it is necessary to describe the medical care provided to this sector of the population.

Objective:

to describe the medical services organization and hospital morbidity during COVID-19, from January 2021 to February 2022, at the Cienfuegos pediatric hospital.

Methods:

descriptive study carried out at the Cienfuegos Pediatric Hospital on medical care for children, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The variables number of cases, age, symptomatology, cases admitted to intensive care units, and discharge were analyzed.

Results:

2758 confirmed COVID-19 patients were admitted; from June to September contributed to the greatest number of cases, with August as the most representative with 46.4%. Cienfuegos and Cumanayagua were the municipalities with the most cases; there was a predominance of children under five years of age (88.3%), mainly those under one year of age (49.2%). The asymptomatic clinical presentation was preponderant and mild symptoms. 1.1% of the total required intensive care and the lethality was 0.04%. The confrontation with the disease had an intersectoral character; compliance with the protocols and guidelines occurred in a context where the reorganization of services and knowledge management prevailed.

Conclusions:

timely medical care aimed at achieving the greatest scientific care detail, accompanied by continuous knowledge management, allowed most children with COVID-19 to be discharged satisfactorily.

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