Prevalencia de hernias incisionales y factores de riesgo asociados, hospitales José Carrasco Arteaga y Vicente Corral Moscoso, período 2018 – 2020

Abstract

Background: Incisional Hernia is a complication associated with high morbidity in patients undergoing abdominal surgery and is due to various factors. Objective: determine the prevalence of Incisional Hernias and associated risk factors in José Carrasco Arteaga and Vicente Corral Moscoso hospitals. Method and Materials: retrospective-prospective cross-sectional study, with associated factor analysis. The study population consisted of 224 patients from the elective and emergency surgery service of the Vicente Corral Moscoso and José Carrasco Arteaga hospitals. For the collection of information a validated survey was applied, the collected data was entered into SPSS Software v.22. The results are presented through tables and graphs, with analysis of frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation. The analysis of the relationship of the problem with the associated factors was measured with the OR, Confidence Intervals and the p-value, considering statistically significant differences a p < 0.05. Results: the prevalence of incisional hernia in the José Carrasco Arteaga and Vicente Corral Moscoso hospitals was 39.2%; of which 30.7% corresponds to the José Carrasco Arteaga hospital and 8.4% to Vicente Corral Moscoso. The age group with the highest prevalence was that of adults, living in urban areas. The risk factor was surgical site infection. Conclusion: Incisional hernia is a frequent complication in abdominal surgeries, where surgical site infection is identified as a risk factor for IH