Helicobacter Pylori como factor causal de Ulcera Péptica en mayores de 30 años en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo en el período 2019.

Abstract

Introduction: Helicobacter pylori is the most frequent cause of gastritis and peptic ulcer worldwide. The world health organization estimates that 1 in 10 people have peptic ulcers and in 10 patients who go to the doctor for abdominal pain, one has this disease. On the other hand, the world gastroenterology organization estimates that 15% of patients with gastric ulcers and up to 25-50% of patients with duodenal ulcers are complicated by perforation in neighboring organs.Objective: To determine if Helicobacter pylori is a causal factor of peptic ulcer in people older than 30 years at Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital during the period 2019. Methodology: A prevalence or cross-sectional study (observational, descriptive), of the period 2019 of all patients with a confirmed peptide ulcer diagnosis, who were admitted to the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital. Results: Of the 194 patients studied, 97 presented peptic ulcer disease associated with Helicobacter pylori, of these there was a greater predisposition in males with 51% and in ages between 30 and 50 years, the most used diagnostic method was endoscopy with 55% and whose mortality rate is 17%. Conclusion: we conclude that peptic ulcer disease continues to be one of the most frequent reasons for consultation in many health establishments and that Helicobacter pylori is a frequent cause of it, prevailing this in males, in adults and whose condition emotional is related to depressive symptoms and low mortality.