Evaluación de la condición física y funcional en pacientes con abdómen catastrófico en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The physical condition is a state of energy and vitality that enables people to perform daily tasks, the functional status of the patient with a catastrophic abdomen is an ability, associated with maintaining independence and carrying out the activities required by the environment. The main objective of this research work is to determine the functional evaluation criteria and physical condition in patients with catastrophic abdomen. The physical and functional conditions associated with the complications presented by patients with catastrophic abdomen in the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital in the city of Guayaquil were evaluated. The study was carried out on 143 patients, 75 male and 68 female, using a variety of different tests and scales such as the strength test, the Tinetti scale, the 6-minute test, and the Borg scale together with the sit to stand test. The research was carried out with a qualitative-quantitative approach, having a nonexperimental design of a transactional nature and a descriptive scope, using a non-probabilistic sample. The results obtained showed that the predominant complication was infectious with 33%; Regarding the physical and functional condition in the different disorders associated with catastrophic abdomen, low physical condition prevailed with 90.32% and moderate dependence and independence of 32.26%. In conclusion, it can be said that in patients with catastrophic abdomen there is a significant decline in physical and functional condition.