Resultante perinatal de infección por TORCH en el Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil ¨IESS Los Ceibos¨, en el período del 2017 a 2020-

Abstract

Introduction: TORCH It was created as an acronym designated to refer to a group of infectious diseases, this term served as a tool for professionals to make rational confrontation, both diagnostic and therapeutic, and establish an action plan to minimize the damage caused by these infections. Objectives: To determine the perinatal results of TORCH infection at the Hospital General del Norte De Guayaquil ¨IESS Los Ceibos¨, in the period from 2017 to 2020. Methodology: A qualitative, retrospective, observational research was carried out, a cross-sectional study in the areas of outpatient care and hospitalization of the Hospital General del Norte De Guayaquil ¨IESS Los Ceibos¨, during the period from 2017 to 2020. Results: 138 patients met the inclusion and exclusion criteria, for which they were selected as the study population, successively 102 patients were selected as a sample of this research. The perinatal outcomes or complications that manifested in the newborn were very diverse, but not all of those described in the medical literature were observed. Conclusions: TORCH infections are related to preterm newborns, considered the most frequent perinatal complication of this disease. The percentage of maternal-fetal transmission is high in the hospital where the research was carried out.