Morbilidad y mortalidad en el área de emergencia del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso de la ciudad de Cuenca durante el período 2000-2002

Abstract

This research is aimed at determining morbidity and mortality in the Emergency Service Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in 1§ period from January 2000 to December 31, 2002, as well as prevailing gender and age in the patients admitted to the service, and then determine the leading causes of morbidity and mortality. To reach the objectives the method of observational research in a cuatitativo descriptive study was used. Patients were divided in pediatrics to 15 years; and adults from higher to 75 years old. In reviewing medical records of 65,526 patients admitted to emergency in paediatrics it is predominantly male, and that the most common age group was between 1 and 5 years. In adults found that the largest age group between 15 and 25 years with female predominance. Most of Azuay. The main cause of morbidity in children was upper airway IRA and adult labor and exposure to inanimate mechanical strength. The 78.25de pediatric patients and patients graduated 62.50de service to your home after care. Mortality was 0.28para 0.26para pediatrics and adults. The main cause of death was multiple injuries