Prevalencia de la insuficiencia renal crónica en pacientes de 40 a 60 años de un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil, año 2020.

Abstract

Chronic kidney failure is a chronic degenerative disease, with high morbidity and mortality due to the number of cases that increases every day, which produces high economic costs and therefore requires prompt and relevant treatment. Objective: To determine the prevalence of chronic renal failure in patients aged 40 to 60 years in a hospital in the city of Guayaquil, year 2020. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, retrospective of cross-sectional design. Technique: Observational. Instrument: Indirect observation sheet. Population: 12,000 patients. Sample: 394 patients chosen by simple random sampling. Results: According to the demographic characteristics of the patients in the hemodialysis area, it is observed that the male sex predominates with 28% in the age range of 50 to 59 years and female 15% in the same range, followed by 50 to 54 years, from the Coastal Region 94% in active state 50%, as the main pathology arterial hypertension 18% within the age range between 40 to 60 years and diabetes mellitus with 9% in the age range from 55 to 59 years. Regarding the stages of chronic renal failure, 2% were grade I, 5% grade II, 19% grade III, 9% grade IV, and 65% grade V, with proteinuria prevailing as a clinical manifestation. In conclusion, the prevalence of chronic kidney failure obtained was 3.28% using the WinEpi program.