Valoración de enfermería a pacientes politraumatizados ingresados en el área de traumatología del Hospital de Especialidades Dr. Abel Gilbert Pontón, Guayaquil, año 2020.

Abstract

This paper deals with the care and assessment of polytraumatized patients in the trauma area of the Dr. Albert Gilbert Pontón specialty hospital, taking into account that the patient has multiple organic or musculoskeletal injuries, which compromise the patient's life Objective: Evaluate the care that the nursing staff provides to polytraumatized patients Design: descriptive, quantitative, Technique: Direct observation. Instrument: Observation matrix and data tabulation. Population: 121 people from the trauma area of the hospital. Results: the average time that poly-trauma patients was twelve months in the most severe cases with 21% and one month in cases with fewer complications with 13%, highlighting that 98% of the patients were admitted alive to the hospital and 2% died after 48 hours. Likewise, it is indicated that one of the most frequent causes of multiple injuries is motorcycle accidents. Discussion: according to López and Artigas, the most severe injuries are cranioencephalic, thoracicomedullary and abdominal, it should be noted that the highest mortality rates are for infants less than ten years old and older adults, in the rest of patients it is between 20 and 30%. Conclusion: Polis trauma are a set of injuries caused by violence external to the body, they can change from a simple injury to extremely complex injuries. It is essential to consider three elements in its management: the mechanism of the injury, severity and the clinical evolution of the patient with multiple trauma