Prevalencia y factores asociados a la colangitis aguda en el Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga. Cuenca 2019

Abstract

Introduction: Acute cholangitis remains a fatal disease in the absence of timely treatment and its diagnosis remains a challenge. Therefore, it is necessary to reveal the prevalence and the factors associated to the cholangitis development, in order to provide an early and effective resolution. Objective: To determine the prevalence and associated factors of acute cholangitis in the "Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga", Cuenca - Azuay, period 2019. Materials and methods: Observational, analytical - cross-sectional study. 507 patients with a diagnosis of choledocholithiasis were studied, 263 presented cholangitis. The data were analyzed with the SPSS 18.0 program. For the descriptive analysis, the statistics of dispersion and central tendencies, frequency and percentages were used, the associated factors will be established with PR> 1, with its 95% CI. The accepted statistical significance was p <0.05 of 2. Results: 507 patients were studied, 263 (51.90%) had cholangitis; the average age was of 64.5 years (± 19.92). The sex with the highest frequency was female (52.90%) with 268 patients. The predominant age group was the elderly (55.02%) with a number of 279 patients. Mild cholangitis was more common and age 60 years or older is considered a risk factor for developing cholangitis. Conclusion: Acute cholangitis is statistically related to advanced age and not to other factors such as: sex, ERCP, diabetes, HBP, etc.