Prevalencia de sepsis neonatal y factores asociados en el servicio de neonatología, Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, Cuenca, 2012

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Associated with significant morbidity and mortality, neonatal sepsis is a social and health problem that requires a better understanding, diagnosis and treatment to allow rational use of resources, quality neonatal care and better chances of survival. OBJECTIVES: To determine the prevalence of neonatal sepsis in Vicente Corral Moscoso hospital in 2012 and establish its relationship with the male gender, premature rupture of membranes, UTI, vaginitis in the mother, prematurity, low birth weight, apgar<7, and invasive procedures TPN. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A cross-sectional study in a sample of 330 infants whose data were collected through surveys of neonatal medical records during hospitalization evolutionary form, processed in SPSS 15 statistical tables presented in descriptive factors risk were evaluated with the prevalence ratio, confidence interval of 95% and p value. RESULTS: The prevalence of sepsis corresponded to 11.5% of children hospitalized in the neonatal ward during the study, with 3% and 8.5% delayed ejaculation, the mean gestational age was 36.9 and weight 2155 , 58 g, the risk factors were: parenteral nutrition (OR: 4.48, CI: 2.25 to 8.90, P value 0.000002), prematurity (OR: 3.07, CI: 1.67 - 5.64, p value: 0.00015), low weight (OR: 2.56, CI: 1.21 to 5.42, p-value: 0.009) and invasive procedures (RP: 2, CI: 1.07 - 3.73, p-value: 0.03) CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence was 11.5% similar to other series in Latin America and the risk factors were: parenteral nutrition, prematurity, low birth weight and invasive procedures