Prevalencia de malformaciones congénitas mayores en niños nacidos vivos de 0 a 2 años de edad en el Hospital Roberto Gilbert durante el periodo 2018 – 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Congenital disorders or malformations are identified as structural abnormalities produced during infant growth and development in the uterus, and these defects are usually linked to several factors faced by mothers, closely linked to their eating habits, as well as affecting environmental factors. Objective: To determine the prevalence of major congenital malformations in live birth children aged 0 to 2 years at Robert Gilbert Hospital during the period 2018 – 2019. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional, analytical and retrospective study using data from hospitalized patients aged 0 to 2 years who have congenital malformations obtained through electronic medical records from the Neonatology area of the Children's Hospital Dr. Roberto Gilbert E., during the period 2018 – 2019. Results: From one sample 1,096 patients diagnosed with major congenital malformations reported at The Dr. Roberto Gilbert E. Children's Hospital during the period 2018 – 2019, el 55.38% were male and 44.62% female. The study reflected that "Other malformations" account for 41%; cardiovascular system malformations 25.33%, malformations of the digestive tract 10.22%, genital organ malformations 9.33%; malformations of the respiratory system 7.11% and as a sixth place the malformations of the central nervous system with 6.67% prevalence. Conclusions: The correlation of the results obtained from the Robert Gilbert Hospital made it possible to determine that the prevalence of congenital malformations, according to the malforcode, that "other malformations" have a prevalence of 5.7%, mainly in younger infants, that is, from 0 to 1 year of age. age of the male sex.