Características y frecuencia de estudios radiográficos Y tomográficos en pacientes politraumatizados que ingresaron con seguro obligatorio de accidentes de tránsito en el área de imagenología del Hospital "José Carrasco Arteaga" Cantón Cuenca. Periodo: enero-diciembre del 2013

Abstract

Introduction: Worldwide, many people are injured, they left with serious sequelae or died as a consequence of traffic accidents. Background: Approximately, in 2002 1.18 million people because of clashes in the street died, which means an average of 3,242 deaths per day worldwide. The figure represents 2.1% of global deaths, making the injuries caused by traffic in the eleventh leading cause of death worldwide. Currently 1.2 million people are killed each year and nearly 50 million injured as a result of a traffic accident. Objective: Characteristics and frequency of radiographic and tomographic studies in trauma patients admitted with Obligatory Insurance of Traffic Accidents in the imaging area of the hospital "José Carrasco Arteaga" canton Cuenca. Period: January-December 2013. Methods and Materials: The procedure for the collection of the information was obtained from an existing database in the Imaging Department José Carrasco Arteaga hospital. For the collection of information a form, based on medical records consulted in 2013 was filled. Results: The results obtained showed a higher frequency in polytrauma patients 21-40 years of age reached 58.2%, as was also the most frequently in men with a percentage of 70.8% and was more often urban origin with 81.8% in the period to year. 77.0% of patients admitted with SOAT radiographic studies were performed which are the most frequent in connection with tomographic studies were 30.5%. The characteristic pathological study had more often were limb fractures with 12.2%, mediantes evidenced radiographic studies and the most pathological scan frequency was 5.2% TEC.