Prevalencia de apendicitis en pacientes que asistieron al hospital general del norte de Guayaquil de septiembre del 2017 a agosto del 2018.

Abstract

Appendicitis is caused by the inflammation of an organ of the body called "Appendix", is located near the ascending colon in the right iliac fossa and is small size is produced by an obstruction, toxic and fecal content retained, this study was carried out in the patients who attended the General Hospital of the north of Guayaquil the ceibos from the month of September of the 2017 to the month of August of the 2018, the Objective: To determine the Prevalence of appendicitis in patients that attended a General Hospital of the City of Guayaquil of From September 2017 to August 2018, the methodology used was a quantitative approach, descriptive and retrospective. An indirect observation matrix was applied. The population consisted of 408 patients diagnosed with appendicitis. Obtaining as a result of this research is more in men with 52% and in women 48% with respect to age was 15 to 40 years in 64%, and the most relevant complication was the perforation of appendix with 32 %. Discussion In comparison to other studies, it was identified that the majority of cases of appendicitis occur in males and in the mestizo race. Arriving at the Conclusion that appears more in males than in women and in the mestizo race.