Caracterización clínica del puerperio quirúrgico inmediato de gestantes atendidas en una maternidad de la ciudad de Guayaquil, de mayo a diciembre, año 2020.

Abstract

The immediate surgical puerperium is the period that includes the first 24 hours after the end of the cesarean section, until the appearance of the first menstruation, which can lead to a longer hospital stay. Objective: To establish the clinical characteristics of the immediate surgical puerperium in pregnant women, attended in a maternity hospital in the city of Guayaquil, from May to December, 2020. Design: descriptive, quantitative, prospective and cross-sectional. Technique: Indirect observation. Instrument: Indirect observation guide for medical records. Population: 335 Patients with immediate surgical puerperium attended in a maternity hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Results: 40% of the age between 24 and 29 years, 86% normal delivery, 55% mestizo ethnic group, 93% from Costa, 76% from urban areas, 52% had massive bleeding; 80% menarche age from 11 to 13 years, 62% had 1 pregnancy, 71% had had a single delivery, 61% did not have abortions, 63 did not have caesarean sections, and 82% had a child born. Among the complications, 41% had hemorrhages and 26% had thromboembolic diseases. Conclusion: It is evident the clinical characteristics of the pregnant women who are cared for, through these the nursing professional will develop a better educational intervention, to guide them on the care they must comply with, to prevent any complication that may put their health at risk. or that of the product that is about to be born.