Proceso de atención de enfermería en pacientes con síndrome diarreico crónico

Abstract

Chronic diarrhea can be defined pragmatically by the presence of loose stools more than 3 or more times per day, for at least 4 weeks, with signs and symptoms of dysentery, abdominal pain, signs of dehydration, presence of mucus and blood in feces, fever etc. As we can see the causes can be very diverse ranging from the presence of invading pathogens, viruses, parasites and multiple times arising as a derivation of another pathology, this is why you need to go much further than just signs and symptoms to know what the etiology is of origin and can treat it. According to the World Health Organization there are around two billion cases of diarrheal disease worldwide each year. According to the Ministry of Public Health MSP, morbidity due to cases of diarrhea at the National level is 153,320 cases, at the level of the Province of El Oro it is of 14,870 cases and in the City of Machala, 4,644 cases have been registered. The methodology that was used to carry out this research work was through bibliographic reviews of high impact journals. The objective of this work is to apply the process of nursing care in patients with chronic Diarrheic Syndrome related to the clinical picture of possible diagnosis to identify the needs to be met and propose care plans for patient recovery.