Prevalencia de Gastrosquisis en recién nacidos atendidos por el servicio de neonatología del del Hospital General Guasmo Sur en el periodo 2017 – 2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Gastroschisis is a congenital malformation of the anterior abdominal wall of non-specific cause, which exhibits the externalization of the organs contained in the abdominal cavity, thus allowing intimate contact between the intestinal loops (covered only by peritoneal tissue) and the amniotic fluid. Its etiology is multifactorial, mainly because of genetic and environmental factors. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of gastroschisis in newborns treated by the Neonatology service of the Guasmo Sur General Hospital in the period 2017 – 2022. Methods: This is an observational, retrospective, cross-sectional and descriptive study based on the medical records of patients diagnosed with Gastroschisis who were hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the Guasmo Sur General Hospital in the period 2017-2022. Results: The total birth group of this study was dissected, in which a total of 61 newborn patients who presented gastroschisis were found, which were organized by year where it was found that most of the cases were evidenced in the year 2017 with 15 cases that correspond to 24.6% and later in 2019 with 19.7%. Conclusions: The present study demonstrates that gastroschisis is a congenital anomaly that occurs recurrently with a considerable prevalence in our environment due to the high number of young women undergoing their first pregnancy.