Prevalencia de Hemofilia en pacientes atendidos en el área de hematología del Hospital Francisco Icaza Bustamante en el año 2020 – 2021.

Abstract

Hemophilia is a congenital disease that manifests itself in minors after the presence of internal or external bleeding. In a hospital in the area of hematology we observed a high number of patients who were admitted to be treated to this we formulated the following Objective: To determine the prevalence of hemophilia in patients treated in the hematology area of the Francisco Icaza Bustamante Hospital in the year 2020 - 2021. Methodology: Descriptive, quantitative, retrospective, cross-sectional. Population: 312 patients from the hematology area. Sample: 172 patients with hemophilia. Technique: Indirect Observation. Instrument: Indirect observation matrix based on the Hemophilia Clinical Practice Guideline. Results: According to the sociodemographic characteristics : Between 1 and 5 years old (49%), men (98%), from urban areas (94%), preschoolers (59%), with hemophilia A (64%), slight risk (63%) and skin lesions (56%); Clinical manifestations, such as frequent bruising (28%); family history of hemophilia (88%) and among the complications were muscle bruises (62%). Discussion: In the study by Chiriboga(14), in terms of gender, 77% were men; Singh, et al(15), in relation to age, 61% were between 11 and 18 years old. Conclusion: The prevalence of hemophilia is 55% of the cases treated in the hemophilia area during the year 2020 to the year 2021; Type A hemophilia predominates in men, family history were carriers of this pathology, clinical manifestations with the presence of hematomas and complications such as muscle hematomas.