Prevalencia de apendicitis aguda en adultos que acuden a un hospital de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Acute appendicitis is the most common abdominal surgical emergency in the world, Objective: Determine the prevalence of acute appendicitis in adult patients who attend a hospital in Guayaquil.; materials and methods: descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional, Population and sample: 102 patients with Dx. of acute appendicitis. admitted to the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital Technique Indirect observation, Indirect observation matrix instrument; Results: According to the data obtained about the sociodemographic characteristics, the female sex obtained 53,4%, the age range was 20 to 25 years with 53,4%, the most predominant clinical manifestations were abdominal pain with 100%, complications The one that occurred the most was acute abdomen with 81,9%. Conclusions: The prevalence was 30,29% indicating that per 100 inhabitants. 30 are at risk of suffering from this disease, which mostly attacks young people between 20 and 25 years old.