Evaluación del riesgo de caída en los pacientes hospitalizados en el área de medicina interna de un hospital de tercer nivel de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Falls are an adverse effect that can occur in patients. Objective.-Evaluate the risk of falling of hospitalized patients. Methodology. - Descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional observational study. Population under study.- 135 patients hospitalized in the internal medicine service. Application of a file in which the parameters of the Morse scale are found, data was added to characterize the patients. Data analysis.-Through the Excel program that allows determining the percentage. Results.-Over 60 years high risk of 100% fall followed by young adults and middle age with 83-85%. Women with 68%, and men with 60% risk, hospital stay> 8 days fluctuates between 64%. Renal pathology has 89%, that is, a high risk of falling, digestive pathologies 79% and cardiac pathologies with 75%. Recent fall 15% suffered falls, followed by 85% who had not suffered falls. Help to wander 78% need some device to be able to walk followed by the group with normal ambulation with 22%. According to the level of consciousness 77% aware followed by 23% who were not aware. Secondary diagnosis 56% did present secondary diagnosis followed by 44% than if they not presented secondary diagnosis. With respect to the ambulation of patients, a high percentage of 61% is altered in relation to the fact that they mostly use devices to wander, followed by 37% with weak ambulation. Conclusion. - Hospitalized patients have some risk of falling according to the Morse scale.