Determinar la incidencia de hemorragia digestiva alta en pacientes con IRC grado 5 en el Hospital IESS Ceibos, periodo agosto del 2020 a agosto del 2021.

Abstract

Introduction: Chronic kidney disease is defined as the progressive and irreversible deterioration of kidney function. It manifests itself when the glomerular filtration falls below 25-35% and instead the levels of urea and creatinine increase, if the GFR is > or = 60 ml/min/1.73m. Objective: To determine the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of patients diagnosed with grade 5 chronic kidney disease and upper gastrointestinal bleeding treated at the IESS Ceibos Hospital between August 2020 and August 2021. Materials and methods: A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study was carried out. , conducted on patients diagnosed with grade 5 chronic kidney disease and upper gastrointestinal bleeding treated at the IESS Ceibos Hospital between August 2020 and August 2021 Results: The database studied consisted of 49,374 patients treated at the IESS Ceibos Hospital in the period August 2020 to August 2021. The required sample consisted of 383 patients who presented grade five chronic kidney disease and upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Conclusion: It was found that patients with CKD grade 5 with HDA presented an average age of 65 years, with two thirds in the range of 55 to 75 years of age. The gender distribution slightly favored males.