Jerry James B. Bunagan

Bataan General Hospital And Medical Center,
philippines

Abstract Title:Five Year Analysis of COVID-19 Cases in Admitted Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Government Hospital in Bataan

Biography:

Dr. Jerry James Bunagan, finished his medical degree in Manila Central University, Philippines. He had his pediatric residency training in Capitol Medical Center, and is presently the Chairman of Department of Pediatrics in Bataan General Hospital and Medical Center, a tertiary government hospital in Central Luzon. He has seven published researches locally and internationally.

Research Interest:

Five Year Analysis of COVID-19 Cases in Admitted Pediatric Patients at a Tertiary Government Hospital in Bataan This is retrospective research on the demographic description of COVID-19 cases aged 0 to 18 years old confined at the Department of Pediatrics in a Tertiary Government Hospital in Bataan from February 28, 2020, to February 28, 2025. Medical Records were assessed, and data were described using percentages. The objectives of the paper are: To find out the profile of COVID-19 cases validated by RT-PCR test in Pediatric patients of a tertiary government hospital in Bataan from Feb. 2020 to Feb. 2025, To describe, analyze, and compare the statistical characteristics of these patients as to age, sex, residence, clinical manifestations and severity, and to describe the outcome of these patients. There were 892 patients included in the study. Majority of the patients were aged 11 to 18 years old (Adolescent) with slight female predominance. Most of the patients came from Balangao City, Mariveles and Limay. The frequent clinical manifestations were fever, cough and colds, and labor pains (teenage pregnancies). Majority of the patients were discharged improved. The case fatality rate was low at 4.1%. The author recommends continued testing and longer-term investigations.