Incidencia en hemorragia post-parto en pacientes de 25 – 45 años atendidas en la sala de hospitalización de un Hospital General de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Postpartum hemorrhage is defined as bleeding that exceeds 500 ml in the first 24 hours in a vaginal delivery and greater than 1000 cc in a cesarean section. In our study, incidence of postpartum hemorrhage whose Objective was to identify the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage in patients aged 25 to 45 years, Type of descriptive study, quantitative Method, prospective Time, cross-sectional design. Population 250 patients attended during the study, Shows 30 patients who met the inclusion criteria, Instrument: Information Collection Matrix, Technique: Indirect Observation through review of medical records, Analysis of Excel statistical graphical data, Results: The age of the Patients who presented PPH was 63% from 31 to 40 years of age, 27%, between 25 to 30 years. The causes were uterine atony 27%, placental remains with 20%, and neck and vagina lesions 30%, multigesta with 33%, type of deliveries 70% vaginal and 30% instrumental or cesarean, Conclusions: Al at the end of our study we concluded that the incidence of postpartum haemorrhage is higher in women over 31 years, the main cause was uterine atony, placental remains, multigesta and is more common in natural birth than in cesarean section. We Recommend periodic prenatal monitoring to prevent complications, since PPH can lead to death in a short period of time.