Desnutrición intrahospitalaria: ELAN - ECUADOR. Hospital IESS. Babahoyo. Provincia de Los Ríos. 2011.

Abstract

Hospital Malnutrition ELAN Ecuador, Hospital IESS - Ecuador. Babahoyo. Los Ríos province. 2011. This research was carried out with a cross - sectional no experimental research. The qualitative and qualitative variables such as sociodemographic, clinical and surgical care and nutr itional quality were used. The sample consisted of 6489 patients hospitalized in hospitals of the Ministry of Public Health and IESS hospitals in Ecuador. In this work a sample of 150 patients (chosen randomly), were asked to fill out two questionnaires. The nutrition survey hospital and subjective global assessment survey were implemented. Later on, the measure of weight and size and nutritional status of each patient hospitalized were determined. This study showed that 46.6% of hospitalized patients were well nourished, 45.3% of hospitalized suspects were moderately nourished or malnourished and 8% were severely malnourished. As conclusion, the hospital malnutrition increases as age advances, showing that the most vulnerable patients are those over 65 years old. It Is recommended to record the weight and size of the patient upon admission, periodically. Also is important to evaluate various markers of malnutrition based on albumin. It is necessary to count the number of lymphocytes. Finally, form nutritional teams with nutritionists, doctors and nurses to reduce malnutrition in hospitalized patients