Comorbilidades asociadas a pancreatitis aguda en el Hospital "Teodoro Maldonado Carbo" en Guayaquil, Ecuador 2018 – 2020.

Abstract

Acute pancreatitis is defined as inflammation of the pancreatic gland resulting from the activation of enzymes within the organ, leading to degradation and subsequent necrosis. The main associated cause is biliary in origin. The study was carried out based on the analysis of 176 patients admitted to the gastroenterology unit; as a result, the distribution according to gender was 56. 1% for females and 43. 9% for males. The age group in which the pathology was prevalent corresponded to the 20-40-year-old group. The main associated comorbidity was identified as dyslipidemia, while the main etiology was of biliary origin, which was related to cholelithiasis as a risk factor of great weight (OR 269. 71; 95%CI 66. 9-1086; p value 0. 000). However, secondly, acute idiopathic pancreatitis was identified, for which no variable was determinant for the development of the same. Prognostic scales such as Ranson, Charlson’s Index were used, from which it was found that 44. 89% had acute pancreatitis, Balthazar type Brepresenting 3% mortality, and 98. 30% had an estimated survival at 10 years.