Principales causas de morbi-mortalidad en pacientes pediátricos ingresados en el Hospital de la Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja, periodo mayo 2007 – abril 2012

Abstract

Hospitalization rates are important indicators of the quality of life of a population, which is why this research is to determine the main causes of morbidity and mortality in pediatric patients admitted to the Hospital of the Technical University of Loja , by reviewing medical records in order to develop the epidemiological profile it was sampled 241 medical records of patients between 0-14 years of age hospitalized in May 2007 - in April 2012; relevant data of patients requiring hospitalization, separation and quantification of these patients was performed according to age, sex and complications was estimated. The results obtained were as follows: total sample 254 patients. The main causes of morbidity were gastrointestinal disorders (31.95%), the leading cause of morbidity diarrhea and gastroenteritis with 16.6%, then include respiratory diseases, notably from unspecified pneumonia (13%). As for mortality, 4 cases where there was a predominance of cardiac diseases with 1.57% each were found.