Diez primeras causas de morbilidad en emergencia del Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo en el periodo de octubre a diciembre del 2014. Azogues-Ecuador

Abstract

Background: It should be mentioned that in Mexico in 2005. Statistics show that the main causes of morbidity in the emergency service were acute respiratory infections (19.4%), injuries, poisoning (18.8 %), and diarrheal diseases (8%). (14). In Peru the leading cause of morbidity due to injuries (12% of the total) followed in second place with asthma (10%) and thirdly by abnormalities and complications of pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum (8% of total). (5)

Objective: To determine the 10 leading causes of morbidity in emergency Castanier Crespo Homero Hospital in the period from October to December 2014. Materials and methods: Iindirect observational study by emergency recording of all patients who come to emergency Castanier Homer Crespo Hospital in period from October to November 2014. The instrument used was the data collection form (see Annex 2).

Results: the leading cause of morbidity in the emergence of Homer Castenier Crespo Hospital infectious diseases are infectious intestinal diseases, acute tonsillitis with 10.86%. Much of morbidities treated in the emergency 20.85%, are not real emergencies. In pediatric age groups and older adults, the leading cause intestinal infectious diseases were 14.52%, 6.96% respectively, which in this group if they constitute a true emergency. In gynecology: False labor and more than 37 completed weeks of gestation Conclusion: The study shows the main causes of morbidity in Homer Cartanier Crespo Hospital, along with the saturation of the system by the amount of non-emergencies attend in it. Probably the lack of a suitable triage so a curative and preventive care is a recommended