Estudio clínico epidemiológico de pacientes paliativos atendidos en el Hospital Provincial General Docente de Riobamba periodo 2018

Abstract

The present investigation was carried out with the objective of classifying by age group, sex, condition and comorbidity the patients that require palliative care in the Hospital Provincial General Docente de Riobamba and consequently to know the pain management and other frequent symptoms that occur in these terminal patients, and define the overload family that represents the care of these patient, the study is non-experimental, retrospective, and descriptive, was used as a methodology, the thorough review of clinical records and the test of Zarit, within the results we obtained that, in the hospital, for the year 2018 have been assessed a total of 38 patients with chronic terminals, with an age range between 40 years to 97 years, predominating the male sex, the diseases with the highest incidence related to this care were, gastric adenocarcinoma, advanced chronic kidney disease, EPOC, complicated, and Alzheimer's; quoting that most injuries by bed rest, in conclusion, the results are similar to those reported in the literature reviewed. It is recommended to strengthen a multi-disciplinary team that is responsible for the monitoring and control of the patients and have links with primary care areas and the educational community to investigate relate to chronic and catastrophic illnesses that lead to palliative care, in order to improve the quality of life.