Diagnósticos de abdomen agudo en el Centro de Salud Velasco Ibarra 2018 Machala El Oro Ecuador.

Abstract

Acute abdominal pain is a symptom that occurs suddenly and depending on the origin can be visceral, somatic or referred. The acute abdomen is defined as the set of signs and symptoms, where the predominant symptom is abdominal pain of sudden and insidious onset, with an evolution less than 24 hours. It is a painful, progressive syndrome that produces local and systemic alterations that are going to depend on the etiology and evolution of the clinical picture and can cause the death of the patient. For a correct diagnosis, a complete history and adequate physical examination are necessary, to show the presence of abdominal signs and symptoms associated with an acute abdomen. The objective of our research is to identify the incidence and perform the statistical analysis of the acute abdomen diagnosed in the emergency area of the Health Center “Velasco Ibarra” during the year 2018. Our research was a retrospective, longitudinal study, with analytical phases, in the period from January 1 to December 31, 2018 for which we use the statistical database of the health center, upon request and approval of the District Department 07D02 Machala-Salud and the head of the type C health center “Velasco Ibarra " Our research included 546 patients who came with acute abdominal pain and the months with the greatest concurrence were August, November and December, this can be multifactorial: high-fat diet, causing acute gallstones, consumption of alcoholic beverages during celebrations held during These months of the year causing pictures of acute pancreatitis, ingestion of vegetables and fruits with seeds which can be the origin of fecalites, conditioning the appearance of acute obstructive appendicitis and the presence of spicy and strong condiments that could cause pictures of acute gastritis.