Influencia de hipertrofia de adenoides en el crecimiento de niños menores de 5 años del Hospital General del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos entre abril 2017 a diciembre 2018.

Abstract

Objective: To assess the influence of adenoid hypertrophy on growth in children under 5 years of age at the General Hospital del Norte de Guayaquil Los Ceibos (HGNGC) between April 2017 to December 2018. Materials and methods: The study design was retrospective observational. The population used included children under 5 years of age in the HGNGC between April 2017 to December 2018. The inclusion criteria established for our study were: Children under 5 years of age, patients diagnosed with adenoid hypertrophy and patients who attended Check in the HGNGC. The exclusion criteria are: patients with incomplete medical records, patients transferred from other hospital stays. Results: It was found in the study that male patients presented smaller height and weight in p50. The most frequent age of adenoid hypertrophy in our study is 4 years. The male sex prevailed in our study in 52.4%. The risk factor with the highest prevalence was a viral infection and rhinitis occurring in 25%. The most frequent pathology associated with adenoid hypertrophy was obstructive sleep apnea syndrome presenting with 74.4%. The surgical treatment in this study was implemented in adenoid hypertrophy in 21.4%.