Prevalencia del hígado graso como factor de riesgo en pacientes con pancreatitis aguda, en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo de la ciudad de Guayaquil, durante el periodo 2013 – 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: acute pancreatitis is an inflammatory state of the pancreas that usually occurs with mild episodes, but in certain cases, it can be serious and fatal. Hepatic steatosis is the accumulation of fat in the liver which has 3 stages. Objective: To determine the prevalence of fatty liver as a risk factor in patients with acute pancreatitis at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital in the city of Guayaquil, during the period 2013 - 2019. Method: A crosssectional, observational, descriptive study was carried out. Comparative and retrospective analysis among 735 patients treated in the hospital Dr. Teodoro Maldonado Carbo period 2013-2019, in which inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied, leaving a sample of 295 patients. Acute pancreatitis was categorized by laboratory tests as lipase and amylase greater than 3 times their value, on the other hand, for the arrest of hepatic steatosis, imaging tests such as CT or abdominal ultrasound were used. Results: 55.5% of the 295 patients presented non-alcoholic fatty liver, this being the prevalence. grade II is the most frequent with 31.1%, then grade I continue with 26.7%, and 15.1% of the patients who presented grade III of hepatic steatosis. Conclusion: The sample for grade III was insufficient for a correct analysis. Age and degrees of steatosis are dependent variables.