Desnutrición intrahospitalaria: ELAN - ECUADOR. Hospital Neumológico Dr. Alfredo Valenzuela. Guayaquil. Provincia del Guayas 2011.

Abstract

International studies show that there is a prevalence of 40% IHM, the study conducted in several Latin American countries ELAN, in which Ecuador was not involved, reports of severe malnutrition prevalences ranging from 37% in Chile to 62% in Argentina with a regional average of 50.2%. The objectives of this research were: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition and its determinants ssociodemográficos hospital, medical-surgical condition, hospitalization and quality of care at the Hospital Dr. Alfredo Valenzuela of the city of Guayaquil, and to identify the socio demographic, clinical, surgical and nutritional status of the study population through simple techniques such as the Subjective Global Assessment. Was taken as basis for the analysis of 150 surveys information composed of a first part of hospital quality assessment and a second part to the subjective global assessment. Nutritional Status and the number of days of hospitalization showed relationship and that patients had more hospital days were severely malnourished patients, followed by the moderately malnourished and well nourished in the end Well-nourished patients were those who had a higher average age in relation to the moderately malnourished and severely malnourished, they finally had the average age than other groups. These differences were not statistically significant We found 8% of male patients well nourished and 0% of female patients well nourished. The prevalence of severely malnourished and moderately malnourished children was lower for women The highest percentage of severely malnourished patients were placed in stratum People under this condition was similar in moderately malnourished patients, there is a 2% well-nourished patients in stratum medium high.