Factores de riesgo para desarrollar celulitis infecciosa en pacientes hospitalizados del servicio de clínica. Hospital IESS Riobamba. Diciembre 2013 - mayo 2014.

Abstract

This research of non-experimental, descriptive, restrospective design to determine the risk factors for developing infectious cellulitis in hospitalized patients of the clinic of Riobamba IESS Hospital service. Where a sample of 64 cases were analyzed, with the following results: 53,12% of the population belongs to female prevailing before the 46,88% belonging to the male sex, in terms of age 43,75% of de population have more than 60 years with an average of 58.8 years. 39,06% of participants had obesity, 42,19% has diabetes, the 7,81% lymphedema, the 37,50% onychomycosis, 32,81% venous insufficiency, 14,06% presented intertrigo, 21,88% has puncture wounds, 10,94% alcoholism, the 4,69% percent have tattoos, 12,50% surgical wounds and 9,38% animal bite. The most frequent location of the lesion was the lower limbs with a 53,13% followed by the upper limbs with 20,31%. The average age of men is 62,4 years and women 55,6 years. There is evidence of a number of 16 women with obesity greater than men with a number of 9. 14 cases of onychomycosis in men that prevails in a number of 10 cases in women, 4 cases of men with alcoholism and 3 women, 15 participants with venous insufficiency and 15 with diabetes presented infectious in lower-limb cellulitis.