Prevalencia de trauma craneoencefálico en pacientes que ingresan al Hospital de Policía Guayas No. 2. 2011-2012
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2015
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Universidad de Guayaquil. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Escuela de Graduados
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El Traumatismo Craneoencefálico, alteración en la función neurológica, por una fuerza traumática externa, ocasiona daño físico en el encéfalo, frecuentemente se observa en el continente americano y de manera particular en el Hospital de la Policía Nacional Guayas Nº 2, representando un grave problema de salud, que origina discapacidad incluso la muerte, con grandes repercusiones económicas psicológicas y sociales. Los objetivos del presente trabajo investigativo se enfocaron en, determinar la prevalencia de trauma craneoencefálico y filiación de pacientes que ingresaron al área de emergencia del Hospital, clasificar el tipo de trauma en leve, moderado y grave, registrar los síntomas, diagnóstico y tratamientos efectuados, elaborar un protocolo actualizado de atención urgente en pacientes con trauma craneoencefálico. En metodología se realizó un estudio descriptivo con un universo constituido por todos los pacientes que acudieron a emergencia del Hospital en el año 2011-2012; se tomó en consideración variables como edad, sexo, procedencia, grado policial, nivel educativo, agentes causales y factores de riesgo. El trabajo se efectuó en base a las estadísticas del Hospital. Como resultado se encontró que 88% fueron pacientes masculinos, a diferencia del 12% femenino, el 50% comprendía entre 20 a 30 años, el 65% fue a causa accidentes de tránsito, el trauma leve se presentó en un 66%, el 3% fallecieron, acorde a los resultados se realizó un protocolo de atención, que se pondrá en conocimiento de las autoridades respectivas e incluso en otras casas de salud.
The Traumatic Brain Injury, impaired neurological function, by an external force trauma causes physical damage to the brain, often seen in the American continent and particularly the National Police Hospital Guayas No. 2, represent a serious problem health, which causes disability or death, with great psychological and social economic impact. The objectives of this research work focused on, to determine the prevalence of head trauma and affiliation of patients admitted to the emergency area of the hospital, classify the type of trauma in mild, moderate and severe, record symptoms, diagnosis and treatments carried out, prepare an updated emergency care in patients with head trauma protocol. In a descriptive study methodology was performed with a universe made up of all patients presenting to Emergency Hospital in the year 2011-2012; was taken into consideration variables such as age, sex, origin, police grade education, causative agents and risk factors. The work was carried out based on statistics Hospital. As a result it was found that 88% were male patients, compared with 12% female, 50% comprised between 2030 years, 65% were due to traffic accidents, mild trauma was present in 66%, 3 % died, according to the results a care protocol, which will inform the respective authorities and even in other nursing homes was performed
The Traumatic Brain Injury, impaired neurological function, by an external force trauma causes physical damage to the brain, often seen in the American continent and particularly the National Police Hospital Guayas No. 2, represent a serious problem health, which causes disability or death, with great psychological and social economic impact. The objectives of this research work focused on, to determine the prevalence of head trauma and affiliation of patients admitted to the emergency area of the hospital, classify the type of trauma in mild, moderate and severe, record symptoms, diagnosis and treatments carried out, prepare an updated emergency care in patients with head trauma protocol. In a descriptive study methodology was performed with a universe made up of all patients presenting to Emergency Hospital in the year 2011-2012; was taken into consideration variables such as age, sex, origin, police grade education, causative agents and risk factors. The work was carried out based on statistics Hospital. As a result it was found that 88% were male patients, compared with 12% female, 50% comprised between 2030 years, 65% were due to traffic accidents, mild trauma was present in 66%, 3 % died, according to the results a care protocol, which will inform the respective authorities and even in other nursing homes was performed
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Lesiones traumáticas del encéfalo, Indicadores (estadística), Epidemiología descriptiva, Hospital Policía Nacional Guayaquil No. 2, Cantón Guayaquil, Ecuador