Hallazgos imagenológicos en pacientes con diagnóstico de abdomen agudo en el Hospital HOSNAG durante el periodo 2016 - 2020.

Abstract

Introduction: Acute abdomen encompasses the third most frequent cause of consultation in the initial evaluation of a patient who usually presents with acute abdominal pain (AAD). Whose clinical picture, whether of gradual or sudden onset with or without unknown cause, will progress symptomatologically in a short time, either from minutes or even weeks in duration. For which it is managed with a clinical diagnostic protocol either by imaging methods or complementary tests accompanied by the particular clinic. There are several imaging findings that allow to identify and direct towards an accurate diagnosis depending on the pathology that is within the clinical picture of an acute abdomen. Objective: To identify the imaging findings in frequent acute abdomen pathologies in patients of the Naval General Hospital during the period 2016-2020. Methodology: Retrospective, Observational, cross-sectional, differential analytical level study with 400 patients, over a 4-year period, from 2016 to October 2020; The universe is made up of all the patients who have come to the Hosnag General Hospital for an emergency consultation or with an acute abdomen or the most frequent pathologies presented. Results: Average age from 36 to 46 years according to sex, which prevalence was identified in female sex. The most common imaging method for the diagnosis of an acute abdomen pathology is ultrasound followed by emergency tomography. Conclusion: Ultrasound is the imaging method most requested by the first line of care, while radiography is requested in minor cases and with few signs that will guidetowards an accurate diagnosis.