Principales causas de morbilidad de tipo clínico en pacientes adultos, mayores de 15 años atendidos en consulta externa del Hospital de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, periodo mayo 2007-abril 2012 /

Abstract

In this paper the main causes of morbidity clinical type was determined in elderly patients 15 years treated in outpatient hospital the Technical University of Loja in May 2007-April period 2012. For this, a study was conducted descriptive, retrospective, with quantitative approach and cross type design; as instruments using a sheet of data collection. Then using the variables age, sex and specialty consulted, 2995 records, whose data were organized in tables and graphs, for their analysis were established. Result: The main pathologies in outpatient and in over 15 years, of both sexes adult patients with dyspepsia was 4.51%, primary essential hypertension with 4,17%, 3,27 with acute Rhinopharyngitis %, unspecified gastritis with 2.24% and 2.04% with headache; being male that more demand has in the outer query. While respiratory diseases are the leading cause of morbidity in women.