Prevalencia de hemorragias uterinas en gestantes que asisten a un hospital de la ciudad de Guayaquil durante el periodo 2021 hasta el 2022.

Abstract

Uterine hemorrhages are excessive blood loss that are multifactorial, with a high probability of complications in pregnant or postpartum women. Objective: Determine the prevalence of uterine hemorrhages in pregnant women attending a hospital in the city of Guayaquil during the period 2021 to 2022. Methodological design: Descriptive, quantitative, retrospective, crosssectional. Technique: Indirect observation guide. Population: 192 pregnant women with HU. Results: A prevalence of HU of 9.92% was obtained within a group of 1936 pregnant women. In 2021 there were 109 cases, concentrating in the first semester, between the month of January to June, with 65 uterine hemorrhages. 47% are over 36 years old, 48% presented hemorrhage in the first trimester of pregnancy, 91% presented hemorrhage in the postpartum; Regarding the causes of these cases, the altered menstrual cycle prevailed in 80%, pregnancies before the age of 18 in 74% and contraceptives in 63% after the age of 35. Complications: 71% of the women after PPH had anemia, 52% had premature births and 48% had abortions, since, similar to the statistics collected, there was a considerably large percentage who had hemorrhage in the 1st trimester of pregnancy. and therefore, culminated in fetal loss. Conclusion: We have analyzed that there is a low level of prevalence of HU cases, however, the problem that is part of the increase in maternal and neonatal deaths still preexists.