Prevalencia y factores asociados de Displasia Broncopulmonar en recién nacidos pretérmino de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos Neonatales del Hospital General Guasmo Sur de Guayaquil de enero 2018 a enero 2020.

Abstract

Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) is among the most common and serious sequelae of preterm birth, affecting more than half of extremely premature babies, predisposing survivors to adverse neurological and cardiorespiratory development, therefore, knowledge of risk factors associates is essential for the development of new strategies for the prevention of BPD. The objective of this study is to analyze the prevalence and associated factors of bronchopulmonary dysplasia in preterm newborns (PTN) of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of HGGS from January 2018 to January 2020 by reviewing histories clinics for epidemiological purposes of the aforementioned Hospital in order to verify whether the data obtained are similar or not to the NICUs of other countries. This study has a Descriptive, Cross-sectional, Retrospective, Observational design performed in preterm newborns with BPD respiratory pathology in the NICU area of the HGGS from January 2018 to January 2020.