Asociación del coeficiente neutrófilo linfocito con indicadores nutricionales en pacientes menores de 5 años del Hospital Provincial General “Pablo Arturo Suárez” durante el periodo enero – diciembre 2019, Quito-Ecuador.

Abstract

The general objective of the present research was to determine the association between the neutrophil-lymphocyte index, and nutritional indicators in patients under 5 years of age at he Hospital General Provincial "Pablo Arturo Suarez", during the period January-December 2019, Quito-Ecuador. An observational, cross-sectional and retrospective study was carried out,in which the medical records of 315 patients in the last 5 months of 2019 were researched. The results showed that 75.56% of the children are malnourished, with a higher incidence in males (60%), which demonstrates that they were not adequately nourished. Children were diagnosed with pneumonia (66.35%), pyelonephritis (18.10%), cellulitis (3.81%) and obstructive bronchial syndrome (2.2%). With regard to hemoglobin values, 62.8% presented a quantity above 11 g/DL, indicating normal ranges for this parameter. With regard to the Neutrophil-Lymphocyte ratio, it was established that 34.60% had a ratio that ranges between 2.01-3.