Prevalencia de trauma abdominal en el Hospital General Latacunga en el periodo enero –octubre 2018

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to establish a statistical background in the General Hospital of Latacunga about the prevalence of abdominal trauma cases attended in the emergency service, gathering information about the most affected gender, age range, cause and type of the most frequent abdominal trauma and whether or not they were hospitalized, then compare with national and international statistical data and establish means to avoid abdominal injuries as much as possible. The medical records with diagnosis of abdominal trauma were reviewed. A total of 149 stories were obtained, from which 65.1% are men and 34.9% women, the most prevalent age was 20 to 34 years representing 35.58% of the studied population, the most frequent reasons for consultation were traffic accident with a percentage of 43.6% and the diagnosis of closed-abdomen trauma was identified above of open-abdomen trauma with 90.6%. The 29.5% of them had hospital admission and the percentage of deaths in the place of care was 1.3%. These data coincide with the conclusions of other authors who have carried out studies with objectives similar to ours, both in our country and abroad. Since trauma is the main cause of emergency services, it is recommended to perform joint and continuous evaluations to the doctors responsible for the care of those patients.