Prevalencia del síndrome de Hellp en mujeres con embarazo de alto riesgo en el Hospital General del Norte IESS los Ceibos en el período 2018-2022.

Abstract

Introduction: Hellp Syndrome is a disease that has a high mortality rate. Worldwide it affects around 0.1% to 0.9% of pregnancies, affects 10 to 20% of pregnancies with severe preeclampsia and 50% of pregnancies with eclampsia. It is represented by the triad of hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and thrombocytopenia. The diagnosis is made with several analytical and clinical parameters. Objectives: The main objective is to estimate the prevalence of Hellp Syndrome in women with high-risk pregnancy at the General Hospital of the North IESS los Ceibos in the period 2018-2022. Material and methods: A descriptive, crosssectional, observational and retrospective study was carried out where data was collected from the medical records of 500 patients with high-risk pregnancy and 87 with a diagnosis of Hellp Syndrome at the IESS los Ceibos Hospital in Guayaquil, from 2018 to 2022. Results: In this study, it was observed that the estimated prevalence of patients with Hellp Syndrome at the IESS Los Ceibos Hospital between the period 2018 to 2022 was. 17,4%. Conclusions: It is concluded that the morbidity and presentation of cases between the years of the chosen period was irregular. Mortality was zero and the prevalence was not striking, which would be a positive result. However, due to the cases presented, a series of recommendations are essential, ranging from improving prenatal care in order to avoid these types of complications in pregnancy.