Incidencia de úlceras venosas en pacientes atendidos en el área de heridas contaminadas en un centro ambulatorio de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Chronic venous ulcers of the lower limbs represent an increasingly frequent condition, with multiple therapeutic approaches that make it difficult to perform, which in turn impacts on the quality of life of patients and generates an economic burden for their families and systems of treatment. Health. Objective: To determine the incidence of patients with venous ulcers in the area of contaminated wounds of an Ambulatory Center in the City of Guayaquil. Justification: The study is conducted in order to characterize the determinants of the incidence of venous ulcers in patients treated in the area of contaminated wounds in an ambulatory center in the city of Guayaquil, the demographic, sociocultural and economic characteristics of the susceptible population and the main complications that they present in the course of the treatment of their disease. Design: Quantitative, descriptive and prospective. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Survey directed at patients in the contaminated wound area of the Sur Valdivia Outpatient Center. Results: The patients older than 60 years, with 69%, the female sex 69%, mestizo ethnic group 76%, the level of instruction was the basic one with 60%; the most frequent complications were dermatitis 44% and thrombophlebitis with 22%, the position they said they maintained during their workday before getting sick was 58%. Conclusions: The total population of patients treated in the area of contaminated wounds were 300 people at risk with various pathologies such as mellitus diabetes, arterial hypertension, and venous insufficiency, of which 45 new cases presented a rate of 15, 84%.