Relación entre niveles de hematocrito y síndrome de desgaste en pacientes con VIH/sida del Hospital Martín Icaza de Babahoyo año 2016.

Abstract

The objective of the present titration work was to determine the relationship between the hematocrit values and the wasting syndrome in patients with HIV / AIDS. HIV has become a health problem that affects people of any age, sex or race in any geographical area or continent. Attrition syndrome is a complication that occurs when patients have lost more than 10% of their body weight in the last 30 days. Its consequences are disastrous for human health and currently we have no therapeutic scheme capable of reaching the cure of the disease. A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 121 patients with the disease at the Martín lcaza hospital in the city of Babahoyo in the province of Los Ríos; with the objective of determining the relationship between the decrease in hematocrit values and the presence of wasting syndrome in patients with HIV / AIDS. There was a predominance of male patients, white race with an average age of 38.73 years. Only 35.53% of the patients presented a normal weight; 19.01% presented malnutrition by default and 45.46% malnutrition due to excess. Patients with low hematocrit values predominated. The incidence of wasting syndrome was 82.64%. There was a strong relationship between the hematocrit and the wasting syndrome, since 92.59% of the patients presented both characteristics. In conclusion, there is a considerable positive correlation between hematocrit values and SD. It is recommended to perform studies of greater complexity and depth to study the possible relationship between hematocrit values and the presence of HIV / AIDS.