Frecuencia de complicaciones respiratorias postquirúrgicas en pacientes sometidos cirugía abdominal mayor de emergencia. Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso. 2015- 2016

Abstract

Background: numerous studies have shown that respiratory complications are frequent complications in the postoperative period, increase the risk of patient morbidity and mortality, hospital stay and costs for the health system, so they should be avoided for adequate patient recovery. Objective: to determine the frequency of postoperative respiratory complications in patients undergoing major emergency abdominal surgery at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital 2015-2016. Material and methods: retrospective descriptive quantitative research was carried out at Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital. We reviewed data from all the medical records of patients undergoing major emergency abdominal surgery between 2015-2016. We included men and women aged 18 the information was recorded on a form, for the analysis of the data was used descriptive statistics exposing number of cases, percentages, mean, median, results are displayed in frequency tables. Results: a frequency of 3.2% was obtained, the most prevalent complication was hypoxemia with 1.6%, in the 78-87 year age group, in the exploratory laparotomy surgery and in a surgical time greater than 60 minutes. Conclusions: the presence of postoperative respiratory complications at the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital is low, compared to international studies that present higher percentages, however according to our research it is more prevalent at a patient's older age, longer surgical time, and greater incision