Evaluación de la capacidad funcional de los pacientes del área de Unidades de cuidados intensivos del hospital de especialidades “Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo” del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Seguridad Social, durante el período mayo-agosto del 2019.

Abstract

The functional capacity is known as the autonomy that human beings have to carry out their activities of daily life. This can be altered by several factors such as: sedentary lifestyle, bedridden, lack of mobility, etc. The objective of the work was to determine the functional capacity of the patients in the Intensive Care Unit area who are admitted to the Hospital de Especialidades “Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo” IESS. The work had a quantitative approach and descriptive scope, so evaluations (CPAx, PFIT-S, MRC) that obtained numerical data were applied, for later analysis and interpretation. The results obtained show that of the 75 patients taken as a sample, both male and female, 59% have acquired weakness in the ICU, with a decrease in trunk strength (61-63%) and hand grip ( 80%) There was a decrease in functional capacity in patients of the ICU of the IESS, this was presented by the time of stay in the area, the pathology for which he is hospitalized, the patient's bedding and mainly the lack of mobility and intervention due to Part of the specialist professionals. It is necessary to design a treatment plan based on improving functional capacity, so that patients remain active and independent, inside and outside the hospital area.