Patologías derivadas del consumo de cigarrillo en los pacientes hospitalizados en el Hospital Militar de la Ciudad de Cuenca, durante el período 1996-2001

Abstract

It is derived pathologies identified cigarette smoking in patients hospitalized at the Military Hospital in the city of Cuenca, in the period 1996-2001. The objective was to determine the frequency of smoking, classify smokers according to age, sex, education and occupation and identify the devices and associated pathologies. It is a descriptive, retrospective, cross-sectional study, data were collected from medical records of this institution. The universe was classified into age categories. 52.9corresponden of them were males; 47.1al female. Most with a poor level of education, urban origin. The professions included: housewives, unemployed, farmers, professionals and other occupations. According to information gathered, 93.8no smoke, 6.25tienen this habit; 0.5son the female smokers and male gender 11.3en. Most patients were admitted for respiratory, cardiovascular, endocrine and gynecological diseases. A small percentage admitted for oncological, urological diseases and digestivas.Los data show no association between smoking and diseases in which the literature has established that relationship, but we must emphasize that few patients were admitted for such pathologies