Suplementación con Zinc dentro del esquema terapéutico en pacientes de 6 meses a 5 años, con diarreas por gastroenteritis aguda, en el Hospital General Monte Sinaí. Año 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is the clinical picture of less than two weeks of evolution that is characterized by diarrhea with stools of less consistency and more frequency than usual. Objective: To analyze the results of zinc supplementation within the therapeutic scheme in patients aged 6 months to 5 years, with diarrhea due to acute gastroenteritis, at the Monte Sinaí General Hospital. Year 2019. Materials and Methods: The present study is a retrospective, descriptive, indirect observation, cross-sectional and non-experimental cohort investigation. Results: Clinical aspects were evaluated 48 hours after admission to the hospital, showing that eutrophic nutritional status was observed in 95% of supplemented patients and 74% of non-supplemented patients. With a value of p <0.05, it reflected a statistically significant association between the number of stools and the number of vomits, since the evolution of the stools 48 hours after admission was less than 4 in patients who received zinc; the number of vomits decreased to ≤4 in 90%. In patients who did not receive zinc, the number of stools ranged from 4 to 10 and more than 4 vomits within 48 hours of admission. Conclusion: Male pediatric patients suffered the most from acute gastroenteritis, whose age of prevalence was 1 to 2 years of age of the total sample. There was a decrease in the number of liquid stools and vomiting in patients who received zinc.