Intercambiabilidad de via parenteral a via oral de metronidazol en pacientes atendidos en el Hospital General Andino-Riobamba

Abstract

The objective of this research was to evaluate the interchangeability of parenteral oral route of metronidazole in patients treated at the General Andino Hospital of Riobamba in the period July 2018 - July 2019. The research was descriptive, transversal and retrospective, by analyzing the medical records and according to the inclusion criteria, 109 medical records were evaluated. The infection and stability markers of each of the patients who performed the interchangeability of the pathways were identified. The data obtained were statistically analyzed using the MacNemar method, in addition, knowledge about the subject of research was assessed to health personnel through a questionnaire before and after health education, a descriptive and inferential analysis was finally executed using the Chi-square test. In this study, compliance with the clinical parameters was assessed: leukocyte count 80%, neutrophil count 89%, PCR 91%, PCT 93%, HR 93%, FR 100%, T ° 100 %, PA 91%, S02 90%. With health education it was possible to strengthen the knowledge of the interchangeability to health personnel, statistically verifying that there is a significant difference with it. It is concluded that in the retrospective evaluation of the infection and stability markers, the patients complied in an average of 90% with the reference values according to the Sequential Antibiotic Therapy of the Spanish society. It is recommended to develop a program of sequential therapy in the area of internal medicine of the HGAR, with the collaboration of health personnel.