Perfil Epidemiológico del Área de Hospitalización del Servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Isidro Ayora de Loja, periodo enero 2012 a diciembre 2013

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Abstract: The objective of the present study was to elaborate the epidemiological profile of the Hospitalization Area of the General Surgery Service of the Hospital Isidro Ayora de Loja, from January 2012 to December 2013, through a descriptive - retrospective and cross - sectional study, data were obtained Of clinical histories and epicrisis of the patients that fully fulfilled the inclusion criteria. A total of 4091 patients were attended, of which the age range with the highest numbers of medical care was between 14 and 43 years old, a large accumulated for males and coming from the city of Loja. The main causes of morbidity were cholelithiasis, acute appendicitis, inguinal hernia; The complications commonly recorded were peritonitis, pancreatitis and intestinal perforation. The secondary diagnoses presented included pneumonia, arterial hypertension and type II diabetes mellitus. In addition, the death of eleven patients died of pneumonia and one died of sudden death.