Apgar score and neonatal mortality in a hospital located in the southern area of São Paulo City, Brazil.

Objective: To correlate the Apgar score, and neonatal mortality and its causes at a hospital located in the southern area of São Paulo City.

Methods: A retrospective study performed by analysis of medical charts (n = 7,094) of all live newborns during the period of 2005 to 2009, with data up to 28 days of life in reference to weight, Apgar score, survival and cause of mortality. Cases were analyzed by the chi2 test (p < 0.

Evaluation of hospitalization of children aged 0 to 5 years admitted for respiratory infections at a large hospital.

Objective: To evaluate the admission of children aged 0 to 5 years due to respiratory infections at a major hospital in the Southern region of the city of São Paulo.

Methods: A total of 4,240 clinical records of children hospitalized and diagnosed with pneumonia, bronchopneumonia, bronchiolitis and bronchitis were evaluated for the 2008-2009 period, based on age, gender and year season.

Results: Out of this total of children aged 0 to 60-months, 139 (3.