Morbidity of children in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) according to the consultative polyclinic of the Pediatric Center of the National Center of Medicine

Historically the consultative polyclinic of the M.E. Nikolaev National Center of Medicine is the only specialized outpatient medical institution for children from the districts of the republic. Due to the fact that mobile medical teams have been established in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) since 2022 to provide medical care to the population in remote and hard-to-reach settlements, the study of the pathology structure of children according to the data of referral to the main specialized medical institution is becoming very relevant.

Materials and methods. A retrospective analysis of the morbidity of the child population was carried out based on the data of referral to the consultative polyclinic of the Pediatric Center, M.E. Nikolaev National Center of Medicine. 10340 medical records were analyzed.

The results of the study: Out of 10,304 patients, 58 % were children from the districts of the republic. Of the districts, residents from nearby districts (Khangalassky, Ust-Aldansky, Namsky) most often apply. Older children mostly come to the consultation (62 %). Nervous diseases rank first in the morbidity structure (40 %), followed by cardiovascular diseases (18 %) and gastrointestinal diseases (10 %).

Conclusions: The results of the analysis showed that the most sought-after advisory medical care for children in the fields of neurology, cardiology, and gastroenterology. These specialists must necessarily be included in mobile medical teams, since this profile is populationally significant.

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